The Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center Anesthesia Care Team simulated various methods of performing an emergency cricothyrotomy, Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, to validate providers' skills and update credentials. A cricothyrotomy is an incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma. Defense Health Agency photo by Michelle Gonzalez
Date Taken: | 02.05.2024 |
Date Posted: | 02.06.2024 16:06 |
Photo ID: | 8227941 |
VIRIN: | 240205-D-CD688-1015 |
Resolution: | 4243x2826 |
Size: | 1.13 MB |
Location: | FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, US |
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