The Difficult Airway

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Needle Cric

Use 14 Ga. Angiocath
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The needle cricothyrotomy with percutaneous transtracheal ventilation can be performed quickly and used as a temporary bridge to a more definitive airway.  The drawbacks are that it only allows for oxygenation and not ventilation and time is limited.








Courtesy of Cook Incorporated, Bloomington, Indiana or Courtesy of Cook Critical Care, Bloomington, Indiana.

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