This is used when the upper airway is blocked and a catheter can't be inserted. A guidewire is inserted through the cricothyroid membrane, and the tube is then threaded over the guidewire and into the trachea.
This is used when the upper airway is blocked and a catheter can't be inserted. A guidewire is inserted through the cricothyroid membrane, and the tube is then threaded over the guidewire and into the trachea.