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Patients are placed in lateral or dorsal recumbency for oral emergency procedures. It is the nurse's responsibility to ensure that the patient is kept warm and dry throughout surgery. Use of veterinary warming devices is encouraged to reduce the patient's risk of developing hypothermia, which could lead to a prolonged anesthetic recovery. Warming devices to consider include circulating water blanket, forced‐air warming blanket, IV fluid warmer, reservoir warmer for dental water, and ample blankets/towels. It is advisable to intubate the patient using a cuffed endotracheal tube. In addition, the pharynx should be packed with gauze (pharyngeal packing) prior to the start of the procedure to decrease the risk of fluid aspiration.