| 1. | For these challenging cases, awake fiberoptic intubation is usually preferred.
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| 2. | Laryngospasm is a rare complication but may sometimes require tracheal intubation.
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| 3. | :Have you read our articles Nasogastric intubation and Force feeding?
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| 4. | Severe respiratory failure requires treatment with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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| 5. | This can be life-threatening and intubation may be required.
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| 6. | Now our patients do better with much less intubation time.
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| 7. | It soon replaced tracheostomy as the emergency diphtheric intubation method.
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| 8. | Nasotracheal intubation carries a risk of dislodgement of adenoids and nasal bleeding.
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| 9. | Tracheal intubation is often used for short term mechanical ventilation.
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| 10. | But in the US, many paramedics can do intubation at the site.
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