endotracheal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of endotracheal
Example Sentences
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“The sinks, wet tables, and countertops in the facility were covered with trash, dirty endotracheal tubes, pet hair, used scalpel blades, used syringes, grooming supplies, buckets of animal parts, and dirty towels, among other things,” the document states.
From Los Angeles Times
I spent that night in and out of consciousness, with the endotracheal tube in my throat.
From Slate
The Michigan device doesn’t surround babies with fluid, but instead fills only their lungs though an endotracheal tube.
From Scientific American
During the next 45 minutes, according to Fox’s lawsuit and Hale’s report, a total of 11 Bellingham Fire Department employees, including an accountant and a secretary, took turns attempting to insert an endotracheal breathing tube down Ginn’s throat as his body lay in the apparatus bay.
From Seattle Times
He did not survive the night and senior coroner Andrew Harris said an inquest in March would investigate whether the endotracheal tube should have been repositioned earlier.
From BBC
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