A Person with Severe Respiratory Problems May Be Put on a Ventilator

question 156

True/False

A person with severe respiratory problems may be put on a ventilator and have oxygen supplied through a tube in the trachea. The oxygen must be "bubbled" through water to replace one of the functions of the upper respiratory tract.

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