Cricothyroidotomy competence and injuries using nonmedical equipment: A crossover noninferiority randomised controlled trial in a porcine cadaver model
CONCLUSION
Regularly trained anaesthetists are able to accomplish cricothyroidotomy irrespective of the equipment used. A pocketknife with a ballpoint pen barrel was just as effective as a commercially available surgical set.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Airway and ventilation Source Type: research
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