https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-JAFI6sdj8
How to assemble the SurgiReal Cricothyrotomy Task Trainer model. Order the model or replacement parts by clicking on the link! https://surgireal.com/collecti

https://www.medmastery.com/guides/emergency-procedures-clinical-guide/how-perform-cricothyrotomy-procedure
The cricothyrotomy procedure—the second incision. 1) Carefully stab the blade into the cricothyroid membrane. 2) Release the laryngeal handshake and switch the scalpel to your non-dominant hand. 3) Pull the skin and fat away from the incision with the scalpel. 4) Insert the pre-loaded bougie down the trachea.

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/emergency-cricothyrotomy-cricothyroidotomy-in-adults
Cricothyrotomy (also called cricothyroidotomy) is an infrequent procedure that involves placement of a tube through an incision in the cricothyroid membrane to establish an airway for oxygenation and ventilation. It is potentially life-saving in the patient with a "can't intubate, can't oxygenate" (CICO) situation during advanced airway

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/critical-care-medicine/how-to-do-other-airway-procedures/how-to-do-a-percutaneous-cricothyrotomy
Some operators make a 2- to 3-cm midline longitudinal incision using a scalpel over the skin and subcutaneous tissues over the cricothyroid membrane. Insert the needle (typically within a catheter), with the fluid-containing syringe attached, through the cricothyroid membrane, aiming caudally at an angle of about 45 degrees.

https://www.medmastery.com/guides/emergency-procedures-clinical-guide/preparing-cricothyrotomy-procedure
The reason why we suggest the 6.0 ETT is because it has a diameter of 1 cm, which is the size of an average adult's cricothyroid space. Figure 2. Tools for a cricothyrotomy procedure include a #10 scalpel, 6.0 ETT with 5 cc syringe, and a bougie. Preparing for a cricothyrotomy procedure.

https://www.tampaemergencymedicine.org/blog/airway-pocus-cricothyrotomy
Overview. Cricothyrotomy is a rarely performed procedure by the emergency physician, but can be life- saving and is critical to know. Compound this with physician nerves and a non-ideal airway anatomy secondary to body habitus and trauma, this can be a difficult procedure to perform! Thankfully, ultrasound can be used as an adjunct to properly

https://www.narescue.com/nar-blog/learn-how-to-perform-a-cricothyroidotomy.html
The first thing you're going to do is you're going to take your ballpoint pen, you're going to remove the contents, and then you're going to make a sharp stabbing motion in the patient's throat. Just kidding, never do that. What we are going to do is we're going to use a dedicated cricothyroidotomy kit called the backpack and this is a bougie

https://first10em.com/cricothyroidotomy/
Identify the cricothyroid membrane using "the laryngeal handshake" with your non-dominant hand. Stabilize the larynx between your thumb and third finger while palpating the cricothyroid membrane with your index finger. (Frerk 2015) I try to rest my wrist or forearm against the sternum for added stability.

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/80241-technique?form=fpf
Locate the cricothyroid membrane anteriorly between the thyroid and the cricoid cartilage; ... Assemble a 12- or 14-gauge (16- or 18-gauge in children) 8.5-cm over-the-needle catheter to a 10-mL syringe ... Using the other hand, puncture the skin in the midline with the needle over the cricothyroid membrane; a small incision with a No. 11 blade

http://naemt.org/docs/default-source/education-documents/tccc/tccc-updates_092017/tccc-mp-curriculum-1708/06-skill-sheets/3-cric-key-skill-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=e8fcd92_2
cricothyroid membrane. 5. Identify the site of the skin incision. On a buddy, draw a mid-line dotted line from the bottom of the thyroid cartilage to the top of the cricoid cartilage that overlies and bisects the cricothyroid membrane where the skin incision would be made for an actual cricothyrotomy. 6.

https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/172/12/1228/4627002
Step 1 is the identification of landmark structures and skin incision. Step 2 is cricothyroid membrane incision and insertion of a bougie. Step 3 is insertion of an endotracheal tube and removal of the bougie. The speed, ease, and efficiency of obtaining a surgical airway in addition to the larger airway provided (compared with traditional

https://aneskey.com/chapter-2-cricothyroidotomy/
Figure 2.1 Anatomy of the larynx. (a, b) Anatomy of the cricothyroid space: The cricothyroid space is formed by the inferior border of the thyroid cartilage and the superior border of the cricoid cartilage. It is partially covered laterally by the cricothyroid muscles. In adults, the cricothyroid membrane is about 1 cm in height and 2-3 cm wide.

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5. Enter the cricothyroid membrane in its inferior-central part, directing the needle caudally (toward the feet) at an angle of 30 to 45 degrees. 6. Puncture the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Advance the needle while continuously applying negative pressure on the syringe, until air bubbles are seen, confirming intratracheal placement. 7.

https://litfl.com/surgical-cricothyroidotomy/
OVERVIEW. open procedure performed to secure the airway via an incision in the cricothyroid membrane. aka emergency surgical airway (ESA) distinct from needle cricothyroidotomy (aka emergency cannula cricothyroidotomy), which is an alternative approach to 'front of neck access' (FONA) INDICATIONS. can't intubate, can't ventilate (CICV

https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-au/professional/critical-care-medicine/how-to-do-other-airway-procedures/how-to-do-a-percutaneous-cricothyrotomy
Test the cuff of the tracheal tube balloon for leaks by using a syringe to inflate it with air. Then deflate the balloon. Apply a small amount of water-soluble lubricant to the dilator/airway assembly, including the balloon cuff, using a gloved finger. Attach a syringe, half-filled with saline, to the insertion needle.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/cricothyrotomy-for-emergency-airway-management-4771684
Print. Cricothyrotomy is an elective or emergency procedure to establish an airway outside of the oral cavity by creating an incision in the cricothyroid membrane to access the trachea with either a small or large bore tube (cannula). It is unclear when the first cricothyrotomy was performed and may originally date back to ancient Egypt.

https://litfl.com/cannula-cricothyroidotomy/
Cannula cricothyroidotomy. Identify cricothyroid membrane and stabilise it with the non-dominant hand. Palpate the membrane with the index finger of the non-dominant hand and stabilise the trachea with the thumb and middle fingers. Hold a 5ml syringe (containing 1-2ml saline) connected to a 14G cannula in the dominant hand, with fingers between

https://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Ce-Fi/Cricothyroidotomy.html
Cricothyroidotomy is usually regarded as an emergency surgical procedure in which a surgeon or other trained person cuts a hole through a membrane in the patient's neck into the windpipe in order to allow air into the lungs. Cricothyroidotomy is a subtype of surgical procedure known as a tracheotomy ; in some situations, it is considered an

https://aneskey.com/chapter-18-cricothyroidotomy/
Figure 18.1 Surface anatomy for cricothyroidotomy. Figure 18.2 The four-finger technique for external landmarking of the cricothyroid membrane. With the physician's palm extended, the tip of the small finger is placed in the sternal notch. In this position, the tip of the index finger points at the cricothyroid membrane in the midline.

https://trucorp.com/en/procedure/cricothyrotomy-trainers/
A needle is used to puncture the cricothyroid membrane (in some cases a small incision may be made first to make it easier to insert the needle). The needle and an over-the-needle catheter enter through the lower half of the membrane. The syringe and needle are removed and the catheter provides a temporary secure airway. 5

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100113_3.htm
Overview. If the situation is acute, a hollow needle is inserted into the throat, just below the Adam's apple (thyroid cartilage). This is called a needle cricothyrotomy. More frequently, a small incision is made in the skin over the cricothyroid membrane, and another incision is made through the membrane between the cricoid and thyroid cartilage.

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/117/5/1128/13372/Ultrasound-guided-Cannula-Cricothyroidotomy
WHEN difficulty with airway management is anticipated, standard guidelines recommend that the airway is secured in the awake patient.1 In the "cannot intubate, cannot ventilate" situation, surgical or cannula cricothyroidotomy is required.1However, identification of the cricothyroid membrane by palpation is frequently inaccurate, even under elective conditions.2Preoperative evaluation of