Conclusive data and internationally reputable evidence-based guidance exist to support the use of surgical vs. needle cricothyrotomies for prehospital emergency airway procedures, but how do state EMS protocols conform to the latest evidence?
Prehospital Surgical Airway - EMTprep
Emergency battlefield cricothyrotomy
Volume 23 Issue 2 by Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Issuu
Comparing methods to secure a tracheal tube placed via a surgical cricothyroidotomy: a randomised controlled study in cadavers, Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
PDF) Emergency cricothyrotomy – a systematic review
Garrett Thompson, AEMT, BS, MPH, Author at JEMS: EMS, Emergency
Volume 9 Issue 4 by Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Issuu
Surgical Options in Airway Management
Mar 2010 Protocol Rev, PDF, Emergency Medical Services
Surgical Options in Airway Management
PDF) Emergency cricothyrotomy – a systematic review