Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Guide and go to âGetting to Alaskaâ pages 24-31. Winters in Alaska can start as early as September and last through April. You should fly during this time of year unless you are experienced driving in severe winter conditions (blizzards, extreme cold temperatures to minus 50, black ice, and long, dark days).
Then, a flexible plastic tube is placed into your trachea, or windpipe, through your mouth or nose to help you breathe. The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is a tube that carries air to your lungs. Itâs about 4 inches long and 1 inch wide. It begins just under your larynx, or voice box, and extends down behind the breastbone, or sternum. Your trachea then divides into two smaller tubes called bronchi.
Once the tube is in, it is secured, and it can be attached to a mechanical ventilator, anesthesia machine, or bag valve mask, also known as an ambu bag. An ambu bag can be manually manipulated to help the patient breathe. When a tube is threaded through the nose into the airway, it is called nasotracheal intubation. In both cases, a doctor carefully listens to the patient's breath sounds to ensure that the tube is in the trachea, and to make sure that air is being supplied to both lungs.