WordNet
n. a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents
Usage examples of "endotracheal tube".
Harry said that he would be by this morning to remove the endotracheal tube and you will be able to talk then.
Jeffrey slipped in an endotracheal tube, checked its position, and ventilated her well with the oxygen.
Her arms were restrained to keep her from pulling out the endotracheal tube.
Except for an endotracheal tube that stuck rudely out of the mouth, the patient’.
Furthermore, though his throat was parched and scratchy, the endotracheal tube had been removed.
An endotracheal tube ran down her throat and into her trachea and esophagus, placed in order to oxygenate the lungs and to block regurgitation from the stomach.
His eyes flew open, his hands wrapped around the endotracheal tube that ran from the ventilator into his mouth, and with a solid yank, he pulled it free—.
So he disconnects the tube that connects the ventilator to John Doe's endotracheal tube, and they watch to see if any breaths occur.