Wilmington Rubber & Gasket works with health care facilities all over the Carolinas providing intubation boxes, which are in high demand during the COVID-19 crisis. Intubation is a common practice where a tube, called an endotracheal tube (ET), is inserted down through the mouth and then into the patient’s airway. This is done so a patient can be safely placed on a ventilator to assist breathing during anesthesia, sedation, or critical illness. These custom built, transparent boxes protect health care workers from infection while treating COVID-19 patients or patients suffering form any other infectious disease. When performing intubations, medical practitioners are more susceptible to infection because viral particles will form an aerosol when the intubation tube is inserted into the patient’s airway. We are grateful to be included in keeping our country’s health care workers safe.
If your facility is in need of intubation boxes in custom or standard sizes, contact us today. We’re eager to help you help our country during this difficult time!
Due to the current lack of PPE (personal protection equipment) in the healthcare industry, these are headed to NHRMC to help protect patients and healthcare workers during this pandemic.