Intubation of the larynx / by F. E. Waxham.

  • Waxham, F. E. (Frank Endoras), 1852-1911
Date:
1888
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Credit: Intubation of the larynx / by F. E. Waxham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It' the cough continues frequent, hoarse, becomes somewhat loose, and especially if there is any obstruction to easy respiration, the tube should be extracted. In man)' instances, violent coughing follows the extraction of the tube, the child strangles, and, after struggling for a moment, expels a large membranous cast of the trachea. If the membrane is not expelled, and the child seems upon the verge of suffocation, the trachea forceps (Fig. 39) should be quickly and gently introduced and the mem- brane withdrawn. If these fail, no time should be lost. The trachea should be opened and the mem- brane removed. Tracheotomy having been per- formed, it is better to insert a tracheotomy tube, which should be worn for a few days. The neck should be well enveloped with antiseptic gauze to prevent the entrance of cold air and foreign parti- cles, and every effort made to conduct the case to a successful issue. Such accidents rarely occur, but a physician will not do his whole duty if he does not act promptly in meeting these desperate emer- gencies.