intubate
verb
in·tu·bate
ˈin-(ˌ)tü-ˌbāt 
-(ˌ)tyü-
-tə-
-(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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Hylton was pronounced dead less than two hours after he was intubated, the report said.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In Pittsburgh, Offit remembered the aquarium in the children's hospital’s small, dark room, used specifically to keep infected children calm to prevent them from spasming and closing their airways before they could get intubated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
When police got to the hospital, a Methodist nurse told investigators the woman was already intubated.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Hussey said as of Sunday, she was intubated.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In Pittsburgh, Offit remembered the aquarium in the children's hospital’s small, dark room, used specifically to keep infected children calm to prevent them from spasming and closing their airways before they could get intubated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
When police got to the hospital, a Methodist nurse told investigators the woman was already intubated.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Hussey said as of Sunday, she was intubated.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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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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