title: Emergency cricothyrotomy.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Long Island Comprehensive Trauma Center, Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DiGiacomo
authors.forename: Kevin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Neshat
authors.forename: L D George
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Angus
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: Rory S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sadoff
authors.forename: Gerald W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Shaftan
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*