intubate
verb
in·tu·bate
ˈin-(ˌ)tü-ˌbāt 
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-(ˌ)tyü-
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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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Jonah was intubated and sedated for five days in intensive care, the goal to minimize his swelling.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The woman has no brain activity and is intubated at the hospital.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The victim remains intubated at the hospital, has no brain activity and is not expected to survive, prosecutors said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
The emergency-medicine resident, who had reached her second year in the hospital with virtually no supervision, wanted to learn how to intubate a patient.
—Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The woman has no brain activity and is intubated at the hospital.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The victim remains intubated at the hospital, has no brain activity and is not expected to survive, prosecutors said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
The emergency-medicine resident, who had reached her second year in the hospital with virtually no supervision, wanted to learn how to intubate a patient.
—Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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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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