Emergency cricothyrotomy

1 November 1991

journal article
review article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Vol. 105 (11) , 883-885
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100117736

Abstract

The indications for the ruling for the Gulf Forces that emergency cricothyrotomy is to be performed where the airway is thought to be compromised are reviewed. The advantages of this procedure are outlined and some of the likely consequences regarding the incidence of complications and their management predicted.

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