Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2613796 | Wilderness & Environmental Medicine | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Cricothyrotomy is the quickest and most effective method for obtaining airway access when nonsurgical methods of securing the airway are contraindicated or fail. Although frequently described, no improvised airway devices of this type have been tested in a systematic manner. We tested the reliability and utility of cricothyrotomy with a high-flow intravenous spike and drip chamber. Our results suggest that the spike and drip chamber is a plausible means of temporarily establishing airway access in patients with acute airway obstruction in a wilderness or prehospital environment.
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Authors
Timothy F. MD, Matthew R. MD, PhD, Jesse MD, Philip MD, PhD,