intubate
verb
in·tu·bate
ˈin-(ˌ)tü-ˌbāt
-(ˌ)tyü-
-tə-
intubated; intubating; intubates
: to perform intubation on : to subject to intubation
The anesthesiologist resuscitates and intubates—if necessary—newborns in distress.—Joseph J. Neuschatz
… female presented to the ED [emergency department] in a coma 90 minutes after ingesting approximately 8 g of nortriptyline. She was intubated, lavaged, and received activated charcoal.—R. Rasmussen and P. E. McKinney
The trachea was intubated … and 100% oxygen was administered …—Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh et al.
No one, amid the rush to intubate, had thought to prick the patient's finger and check his blood glucose level …—Tony Dajer
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