MADISON, Wis. ââ?¬â? The young medical student was nervous as he slid the soft, thin tube down into the patient’s windpipe. It was a delicate maneuver ââ?¬â? and he knew he had to get it right.
Tim Cordes leaned over the patient as his professor and a team of others closely monitored his every step. Carefully, he positioned the tube, waiting for the special signal that oxygen was flowing.