58 - Adult - Emergency Airway

Question 1

Contraindications for emergency airway (cricothyrotomy)

Answer 1

Patient under the age of 12 years

Question 2

After cleaning the larynx, stand on the (left/right) side of the patient and stabilize the larynx.

Answer 2

Left

Question 3

A ____ cm incision should be made through the skin/fascia over the cricothyroid membrane

Answer 3

3

Question 4

What equipment is used to introduce a 6.0 ET tube into the cricothyrotomy?

Answer 4

Bougie