title: Deficiencies in locating the cricothyroid membrane by palpation: We can't and the surgeons can't, so what now for the emergency surgical airway?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax Infirmary Site, Dalhousie University, 1796 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3A7, Canada. jlaw@dal.ca.
authors.forename: J Adam
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000072080:Anesthesiologists; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods*; D010820:Physicians; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D066231:Surgeons