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Scott Weingart, MD FCCM. EMCrit 231 – How to Practice Cricothyroidotomy (Cric). EMCrit Blog. Published on August 25, 2018. Accessed on September 29th 2022. Available at [https://emcrit.org/emcrit/how-practice-cricothyroidotomy-cric/ ].
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Original Release: August 25, 2018
Date of Most Recent Review: Jan 1, 2022
Termination Date: Jan 1, 2025
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Take a workshop to practice this. Anyone can do it. It was invaluable and empowering to have practiced this just weeks ago.
This was a statement recorded in @theairwayapp about a physician’s experience in cricothyrotomy. Practised on this model. Did it within weeks in *very* difficult anatomy.
Practise Practise Practise
This is amazing. here is a slight variation on the proposed build.
After playing with it for a while, and getting slightly frustrated at the disproportionate resistance of the gauze I was using, I’ve switched over to quilt batting. More easily dissected, cheap, easily made to be as thick or thin. Recommend it for everyone to try as an alternative to gauze.