In an emergency situation, either post extubation or a patient coming in with respiratory distress and are unable to intubate the patient.
Grab a 10F Dog Urinary Catheter and a 3.5mm ET tube blue connector. The connector fits perfectly in the end of the catheter.
The catheter can then be introduced into the patients trachea. A breathing system can then be attached to the blue connector and oxygen can be supplied to your patient!
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We used the other day when performing broncoscopy in a small dog, the diameter of the ET tube was not wide enough to allow the scope to be passed whilst also keeping the patient anaesthetised.