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Surgical airways

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Surgical Airways

Anterior neck anatomy with site of initial surgical cricothyrotomy incision (red line).

(1) Thyroid cartilage (2) Cricothyroid ligament (3) Cricoid cartilage (4) Trachea (A) Cricothyrotomy site (B) Tracheotomy site

See Also

External Links

Videos

Cricothyrotomy:
- EMCrit (0:50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0RVlgwC9rs&feature=emb_logo
- EMCrit (0:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTBm5f_ihQ&feature=emb_logo
- Henneman (6:59) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIbl6zgWBjg&feature=emb_logo
Jet ventilation:
- MDedge (1:52) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PV7N2c2pQ

References

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Authors:

Ross Donaldson