Also known as: ET^, ET-
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A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then down into the trachea. A physician inserts an endotracheal tube under direct vision, with the help of a laryngoscope, in a procedure called endotracheal intubation. The purpose of using an endotracheal tube is to ventilate the lungs.
NursingAn octane exchanger added to gasoline at a rate of up to 10%, that increases is a fuel oxygenate because it contain oxygen. Ethyl alcohol- A commonly used vehicle fuel. Fuel extracted from biomass. Ethanol is a two-carbon alcohol which are mainly industrially produced in two ways: by fermentation processes which produces fuel grade, or by the catalytic hydration of ethylene.
NursingEndotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into the windpipe (trachea) through the mouth or nose. In most emergency situations, it is placed through the mouth.
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