Review Note
Last Update: 01/30/2024 06:52 AM
Current Deck: PCP::PARA1220::Module ten
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Open Cric - A tutorial
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- palpate for V notch, feels like a high sharp bumb
- stabilize larynx b/t thumb and middle fingers, palpate with index finger
- slide index finger down into depression b/t thyroid and cricoid cartilage
- clean area
- make 1-2 cm vertical incision over cricothyroid membrane or
- puncture cricothyroid membrane and make horizontal cut 1 cm in each direction from midline
- insert curved hemostat into opening to spread it apart
- insert 6.0mm cuffed ET tube or tracheostomy tube
- inflate distal cuff
- attach BVM and ventilate while auscultating
- secure tube
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