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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>RAR wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>A nick in the trachea is only going to harm the animal if it
allows<BR>blood and fluid into the trachea which runs down into the lungs. If
it<BR>allows air into the trachea that is not a problem, it is a
normal<BR>function of the trachea to transmit air to the lungs and indeed in
a<BR>tracheotomy an incision is made in the trachea precisely for
this<BR>purpose. At any rate I would guess that even a large nick in
the<BR>trachea will not kill an animal unless there is significant damage
to<BR>blood vessels. I frequently take fine needle aspiration
cytology<BR>specimens from the thyroid gland. Very occasionally the needle
can<BR>enter the trachea. This does not cause any ill effects and the
patient<BR>usually does not notice.<BR><BR>The problem with even a small nick in
the oesophagus is that it can<BR>lead to life threatening infection in the
surrounding tissue. Ruptured<BR>oesophagus is a serious medical
emergency.<BR><BR><FONT face=Calibri>CM responds:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I presume from your response that you are a doctor
so I will defer to your knowledge in this area. However I would ask: are you
comparing apples to oranges? You compare the puncture by a "fine needle" in
the trachea (not serious) to a "rupture" of the </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">oesophagus (very serious - subject to infection). I would
ask you if you compared apples to apples would you still judge a puncture by a
"fine needle" of the oesophagus to still be a very serious life threatening
event subject to infection or something the patient may never even
notice?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Also rupture implies a significant tear not a minor
nick, would a rupture of the trachea not be serious and also readily subject to
infection and likely life threatening?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Also the comparison to a tracheotomy is perhaps not so
simple either. In the surgical context, you insure to keep the airway clean and
open only to air. In our context of treifa, the internal hole in the trachea
will be sucking in blood and other body fluids into the airway - not
"clean" air as in the tracheotomy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Kol Tuv</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Chaim Manaster</FONT></DIV>
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