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Hi everyone, I'm not a medical student, I just read about intubation and saw this picture on wiki I got curious. The intubation is partially meant to clear the airway from all sorts of fluids/goo/junk, but in the process it blocks some of the air itself due to the width of the pipe walls, right?

It typically has a smaller diameter/radius than the airway and will add resistance to the flow of air. This can increase the work of breathing. In fluid dynamics this is explained by something known as Poiseuille's law. However, Poiseuille's law in it's standard form assumes incompressible fluid and laminar flow, so it's only a gross approximation when using compressible fluid and turbulent flow. The tube may also increase something known as deadspace, mechanical deadspace to be specific. Take care, chbare.

I work in one of the top 10 busiest ambulances in the nation. In a horrible part of town. If people are going buckwild on the ambo you know what I do? Call the cops and drive away. Or throw the body in the ambo and drive away. I wouldnt even waste time with pepper spray. I carry a knife....mainly as a tool, but for a last resort self defense. Yes, my partner and I have had to tussle. It's a fact. Carrying all that shit just gets in the way. 99.999999999% of the time they love seeing us on scene. Even the retard ghetto thugs will carry a jump bag for me if I ask. 100 hours of combat training. Would love to see you get dropped off in my ambo with this attitude. However---whatever you like to do right? Your preference bro. More power to ya.