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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    and should be placed upon a table within easy- reach. The patient, properly wrapped, should be held upright in the lap of a nurse, closely against the left chest, with the head resting on the shoulder (Fig. 33). The nurse should sit upright in a straight- backed chair, and the patient should be held firmly and not be permitted to slide down. The fore- arms of the child should be crossed in front, and the nurse should grasp the wrists. An Ftp. 32. Author's tube with thread attached. assistant, standing behind, should hold the head securely and slightly backwards. The gag should be introduced in the left angle of the mouth, well back between the teeth, and widely opened. The operator should then quickly seize the introducing instrument with the tube attached, hook the loop over the little finger of the left hand, and introduce the index finger of the same hand, closely followed by the tube (Fig. 34). He may simply hook the epiglottis forward with the index finger (Fig-. 35),