Surgical airways

Surgical Airways

Anterior anatomy of the neck.

(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