intubate
verb
in·tu·bate
ˈin-(ˌ)tü-ˌbāt 
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intubated; intubating; intubates
: to perform intubation on : to subject to intubation
The anesthesiologist resuscitates and intubates—if necessary—newborns in distress.—
Joseph J. Neuschatz
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
R. Rasmussen and P. E. McKinneyThe trachea was intubated … and 100% oxygen was administered …—Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh et al.
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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Immediately following her birth, she was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and intubated.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
She was intubated at the hospital and is receiving continued treatment, according to prosecutors.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2024
Her condition became so dire that doctors were forced to intubate her and put her on a ventilator to help her breathe.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Many have had amputations, and several are intubated, alive thanks to ventilators and other life-support machines.
—Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
She was intubated at the hospital and is receiving continued treatment, according to prosecutors.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2024
Her condition became so dire that doctors were forced to intubate her and put her on a ventilator to help her breathe.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Many have had amputations, and several are intubated, alive thanks to ventilators and other life-support machines.
—Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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intubate
verb
in·tu·bate
ˈin-(ˌ)t(y)ü-ˌbāt
-tə-
-tə-
intubated; intubating; intubates
: to perform intubation on : to subject to intubation
These patients should be intubated regardless of the blood gas results. ABG measurements, however, can assist in the decision to intubate less severely stressed patients.—James W. Holcroft et al., Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13th edition
James W. Holcroft et al., Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13th editionI'm very nervous, because I haven't intubated many children and I'm not sure how big she is or what size endotracheal tube I'll need.—Valerie Norton, in Emergency!
Valerie Norton, in Emergency!No one, amid the rush to intubate, had thought to prick the patient's finger and check his blood glucose level …—Tony Dajer, Discover
Tony Dajer, DiscoverTwenty consecutive pediatric patients … whose tracheas had been intubated for various causes of respiratory failure, and who had received a CT scan, were included in our study.—Kevin R. Bock et al., Chest
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