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Combitube logo #10101) Emergency medical equipment
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Combitube

Combitube logo #21000 The Combitube, also known as the double-lumen airway, is a blind insertion airway device (BIAD) used in the pre-hospital and emergency setting. It is designed to provide an airway to facilitate the mechanical ventilation of a patient in respiratory distress. == Description and use == It consists of a cuffed, double-lumen tube that is inserted thro...
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combitube logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: kom′bi-tūb Definitions: 1. Airway device with two lumens and obturator cuffs at two points, used to ventilate the trachea after blind insertion, whether the device is placed in the trachea or the esophagus.
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