title: Cricothyroidostomy.
abstract: Cricothyroidostomy may be a lifesaving procedure when endotracheal intubation is either contraindicated or is impossible as a result of the physical condition of the patient. Commercially available kits have simplified the procedure for the nonsurgeon in the pre-hospital setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*