second lumen within nasogastric tube 60 the conduit tube 68 is between 1 2 french in diameter is capable of withstanding 1 0 30 pounds per square inch of pressure and may carry fluid or gas in other embodiments illustrated in fig7 the conduit tube may be embedded within the inner wall of the nasogastric tube tube fig7 b it may also be affixed to the outer wall of the nasogastric tube tube fig7 d in still further embodiments there may be several conduit tubes identical to the first fig7 c embedded within the inner wall of the nasogastric tube tube one or more of these additional conduit tubes may be pressurized up to 300 pounds per square inch to prevent kinking of the nasogastric tube tube during or after placement another embodiment of the invention illustrated in fig8 provides a method for placing a nasogastric tube in a conscious or unconscious patient 70 first the placement procedure is explained to the patient second the nasogastric tube is used to measure from the tip of the nose to the ear lobe and then from the earlobe to halfway between sternum and navel known as the xyphoid process this point on the nasogastric.