Surgical airways

Surgical Airways

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

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

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