Surgical airways

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

• Surgical cricothyrotomy
• Needle cricothyrotomy
• Pediatric jet ventilation

See Also

• Difficult airway algorithm
• Tracheostomy complications

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