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Originally Posted by mommadog1  It is actually put in and hooked up to a respirator not just there to keep airway open. And a stressed out tech should not be doing it. |
Obviously its hooked up to a respirator and not just put in to hold the airway open. what would be the point of that? its connected to the respirator which supplies the oxygen and gas anesthesia that keeps the patient anesthetized during the surgery.
And i was saying the tech would be stressed in the situation where a patient wasn't intubated and suddenly stopped breathing during surgery. If a dog was only masked and stopped breathing or suddenly woke up because it had been holding its breath, then the tech would have to quickly place a tracheal tube down the throat while the dog is in an upside down position without moving the patient or disturbing the surgical field. So yeah i'd say that is a little stressful. have you ever had to do that? well i have and its not easy.
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Also, the vast majority of hit by car dogs that come into the hospital are UNALTERED males. They range from the stray to the responsibly owned, never out of the owners sight, kept in the house, on a leash, never runs out the front door dog.