An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . sted by straggling against ineffectual attemptsto introduce it without the use of force. When the mouth has been openedthe surgeon passes the index finger of the left hand into the pharynx and feelsfor the epiglottis, which is hooked forward by the end of the finger. The tubeattached to the introducer is next passed into the mouth and carried back to thepharynx, the operator being careful to see that it hugs the base of the tonguein the middle line, that the handle is depressed well upon the childs chest, andthat the silken thread is free.
An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . sted by straggling against ineffectual attemptsto introduce it without the use of force. When the mouth has been openedthe surgeon passes the index finger of the left hand into the pharynx and feelsfor the epiglottis, which is hooked forward by the end of the finger. The tubeattached to the introducer is next passed into the mouth and carried back to thepharynx, the operator being careful to see that it hugs the base of the tonguein the middle line, that the handle is depressed well upon the childs chest, andthat the silken thread is free. When the extremity of the tube comes in contactwith the end of the finger holding the epiglottis, the handle should be raisedas it engages in the larynx and descends into this organ ; and as it is pusheddownward into place the finger is placed upon the head of the tube to fix it andprevent its being withdrawn with the obturator : the trigger is next pressed, andthe introducer and obturator are drawn from the mouth by depressing the handle lLATK INTUBATION. ^Inserting the Tube.) INTUBATION OF THE LARYNX. 315 ?pon the chest, and at the same time the tula- should be pressed well down intothe larynx with the finger which rests upon its head. A caation should h usually satisfactorily carried on. If. on the other hand, after withdrawingthe obturator, the dyspnoea is not relieved by the expiratory efforts of th
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