Modern surgery, general and operative . and passes the tube into the larynx; places the left index-finger against thetube, and withdraws the holder with the right hand. The silken thread istied to the ear, and the nurse is directed to employ the thread to remove theobturator if it becomes obstructed or is coughed up. The tube is removed intwo or three days; if breathing is easy, it is not reintroduced; but if dyspnearecurs, it is replaced for two or three days more. If, in introducing the tube, amass of false membrane is pushed before it into the trachea, breathing ceases,and, if the mass is n
Modern surgery, general and operative . and passes the tube into the larynx; places the left index-finger against thetube, and withdraws the holder with the right hand. The silken thread istied to the ear, and the nurse is directed to employ the thread to remove theobturator if it becomes obstructed or is coughed up. The tube is removed intwo or three days; if breathing is easy, it is not reintroduced; but if dyspnearecurs, it is replaced for two or three days more. If, in introducing the tube, amass of false membrane is pushed before it into the trachea, breathing ceases,and, if the mass is not at once coughed up, tracheotomy must be these patients on semisolids rather than upon liquids (mush, soft eggs,and cornstarch); and if trouble occurs in swallowing these articles, feed by therectum or by means of a nasal or an oral tube. In opium-poisoning, in asphyxia,in acute traimiatic pneumothorax, and in cerebral injuries, intubation maybe associated with the use of Fells apparatus (see page 896). .)^_: .«-^-J W. (?:::.>
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