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  • Title: Emergency cricothyrotomy.
    Author: DiGiacomo C, Neshat KK, Angus LD, Penna K, Sadoff RS, Shaftan GW.
    Journal: Mil Med; 2003 Jul; 168(7):541-4. PubMed ID: 12901463.
    Abstract:
    Emergency cricothyrotomy is a potentially lifesaving surgical procedure used to gain prompt access to an otherwise compromised and inaccessible airway. The purpose of this photoessay is to demonstrate the technique of the procedure in a step-by-step manner so that the physician can perform this intervention with ease and facility in the most stressful of circumstances.
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