. The diseases of infancy and childhood : designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine. Bouchut years before unsuccessfullyattempted tubing the larynx but his efforts were unknown to OT) in America and on the continent of Europe has completelydisplaced tracheotomy as a remedy for relieving laryngeal obstructiondue to diphtheria. Instruments.—Intubation tubes (Fig. 73) are of metal coated withrubber, though originally made of gilt metal. The tubes are gradu-ated (Fig. 74) according to the age of the patient, and in their presentform are the most ingeniously devi
. The diseases of infancy and childhood : designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine. Bouchut years before unsuccessfullyattempted tubing the larynx but his efforts were unknown to OT) in America and on the continent of Europe has completelydisplaced tracheotomy as a remedy for relieving laryngeal obstructiondue to diphtheria. Instruments.—Intubation tubes (Fig. 73) are of metal coated withrubber, though originally made of gilt metal. The tubes are gradu-ated (Fig. 74) according to the age of the patient, and in their presentform are the most ingeniously devised instruments ever given byAmerican medicine to the world. The tubes are furnished withobturators, which fit into a handle, the introducer (Fig. 75). There is,in addition, a forceps (Fig. 70) with small departing blades, calledthe extractor. Finally there is a gag (Fig. 77) so constructed thatit may be introduced into the mouth and kept in position withoutobstructing the view of the operator. 388 THE SPECIFIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES Fig. 73.—ODwyer tube. Fig. 74.—Gauge for the age of the Fig. 75.—ODwyer tube, obturator and handle.
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