TREATMENT
How Do You Prepare For (EI) Endotracheal Intubation?
EI can cause significant discomfort. Nevertheless, you will generally be given muscle relaxant drugs and general anesthesia.
Local anesthesia is applied to numb the air passage, in order to reduce the discomfort and pain. Your doctor or anesthesiologist will notify you before the intubation if this case applies to you.
How Is (EI) Endotracheal Intubation Done?
Endotracheal intubation is normally performed in the hospital, where you will be given medications and anesthesia. But in some emergency cases, a paramedic at the place of emergency might do EI.
In normal intubation, you will first be given anesthesia. Once you are anesthetized, your doctor will open your mouth and put on a tiny instrument called a laryngoscope. This tool is utilized to let your doctor see the inside of your voice box or larynx.
Once the doctor locates your vocal cords, a flexible tube will be inserted in your mouth and goes along your vocal cords in the lower area of your trachea.
In difficult cases, a laryngoscope video camera might be applied to provide a more comprehensive view of the air passage. Furthermore, the anesthesiologist will use a stethoscope to listen to your breathing and ensure that the tube is in the correct position. If it is observed that you will no longer need any support in order to breathe normally, the tube is withdrawn.