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Last Update: 01/30/2024 06:52 AM

Current Deck: PCP::PARA1220::Module ten

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Open Cricothyrotomy - indications and contraindications
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indications
  • unable to secure patent airway with more conventional needs and are unable to oxygenate/ ventilate the pt
  • considered the last resort
Contraindications
  • ability to secure airway by less invasive means
  • inability to indentify correct landmarks
  • crushing injuries to larynx
  • tracheal transection
  • underlying anatomical abnormalities
  • less than 8 years old 

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