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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Introduction: My first professional ambulance call was for three victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Many authors feel NTI is absolutely or relatively contraindicated with potential basilar skull fractures; there is also opinion arguing that airway protection trumps the extreme rarity of this complication. Cover with antibiotic.