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Improvised Cricothyrotomy on a Mountain Using Hiking Gear

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1 Improvised Cricothyrotomy on a Mountain Using Hiking Gear
Clare A. Johnson, MD, Diana S. Goodwine, MD, Ingrid Passier, RN  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages (December 2016) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Rescue scene at 11,000 feet.
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Surgical cricothyrotomy with Platypus tubing. This picture shows the tube after it was connected to the airway equipment on the helicopter. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Positive airway pressure device made with Platypus hydration system. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions


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