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Categories: Articles with short description, Trachea surgery, Airway management, Emergency medical procedures

cricothyrotomy ASIER BOBO coniotomy cric Crichothyrotomy

A cricothyrotomy is an incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma. Wikipedia

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temporary surgical procedure creating an incision through cricoid cartilage to access the trachea Wikidata

An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma. Wiktionary

Incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane. Wiktionary (translation)

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cricothyroid ligament

tracheal tube

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