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  2. Intubation - Wikipedia

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    Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Patients are generally anesthetized beforehand. Examples include tracheal intubation , and the balloon tamponade with a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (a tube into the gastrointestinal tract ).

  3. Cricothyrotomy - Wikipedia

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    Cricothyrotomy is nearly always performed as a last resort in cases where other means of tracheal intubation are impossible or impractical. Compared with tracheotomy, cricothyrotomy is quicker and easier to perform, does not require manipulation of the cervical spine, and is associated with fewer complications. [1]

  4. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Wikipedia

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    A hospital cannot delay treatment while determining whether a patient can pay or is insured, but that does not mean the hospital is completely forbidden from asking for or running a credit check. If a patient fails to pay the bill, the hospital can sue the patient, and the unsatisfied judgment will likely appear on the patient's credit report.

  5. Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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    The MOLST Program is a New York State initiative that facilitates end-of-life medical decision-making. One goal of the MOLST Program is to ensure that decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment are made in accordance with the patient's wishes, or, if the patient's wishes are not reasonably known and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, in accordance with the ...

  6. Do not resuscitate - Wikipedia

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    A do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR [3]), no code [4] [5] or allow natural death, is a medical order, written or oral depending on the jurisdiction, indicating that a person should not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person's heart stops beating. [5]

  7. Bodycam footage shows Colorado paramedic sedating patient ...

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    Anthony Sleets was handcuffed when a paramedic injected him with ketamine, after a state law took effect banning doing so “absent a justifiable medical emergency.” Sleets was never charged ...

  8. Advanced airway management - Wikipedia

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    In patients with known difficult airways, fiberoptic intubation can be considered. This technique involves the use of a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope for visualization of the vocal cords. The bronchoscope can be passed directly into the trachea and the endotracheal tube can be threaded over the bronchoscope into position.

  9. What does it mean to commute an execution? Here's what to ...

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    What does it mean to commute a sentence? A sentence commutation reduces the severity of the sentence. Under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, ...