<prompt> Which of the following is not an indication for endotracheal intubation?Maintenance of a patent airwayTo provide positive pressure ventilationPulmonary toiletPneumothorax  <response>: Pneumothorax requires urgent needle thoracocentesis andor Intercostal drainage. Pneumothorax is a known complication of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation and is certainly not an indication for the same. 