Do doctors use endotracheal tubes to treat a punctured lung?

Answer:
A punctured lung is referred to as a pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. Doctors place Chest tubes in between the ribs at the place where there is a tear. This relieves the tension that the excess air in this area of the lung is creating causing the patient not to be able to breathe in adequately. If the tear is significant enough or there is more than one area they may "intubate" the patient using an endotracheal tube to provide an artificial airway. Long story short and less complicated, no doctors don't use endotracheal tubes to treat a punctured lung if the puncture isn't significant enough but if it is yes they do use endotracheal tubes to help the patient breathe while they treat the tear with a Chest tube.

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Insertion of a endotracheal tube attached to vent or ambubag is use to treat punctured lungs because inthis situation air is coming out of the lungs and may collapsed.

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