title: [Cricothyroid puncture and breathing with a trans-tracheal jet].
abstract: When facing a situation of extreme emergency which compromises the breathing tract, time becomes a vital factor along with the permeability and the maintenance of the breathing tract. A Trans-Tracheal Breathing Jet consists of a breathing technique by means of a cricotomy which, thanks to a reduction unit, succeeds in forcing air into a patient to maintain respiration quickly and effectively until a more definitive alternate breathing method is established. The use of this puncture and trans-tracheal jet is considered to be the last method to employ when facing a case of a difficult, or blocked, breathing tract. With the aforementioned method, medical professionals obtain an access way rapidly and with the Manujet system, medical personnel achieve a momentary effective respiration by the patient in need.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Francisco de Borja,. Gandía, Valencia. estefaniasoriano@msn.com
authors.forename: Estefanía
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soriano Pellicer
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures; D012119:Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*