cricothyroid

What he was looking at was the instrument used in ER to do a cricothyroid punch, a type of emergency tracheotomy, except it's designed to provide a temporary measure, and is inserted through the membrane just above the trachea with a single stab, a much easier procedure for unskilled hands than the regular technique.

Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

A solitary attacker could have knocked him out first, stuck in the cricothyroid punch to render his voice box useless, then tied him up before he came to.

Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins.

VII. The Veins. 3b. 2. The Veins of the Neck 1918

The outlines of the thyroid cartilage are readily palpated; below its lower border is a depression corresponding to the middle cricothyroid ligament.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 2. Surface Markings of Special Regions of the Head and Neck 1918

The Cricothyroid Branch (ramus cricothyreoideus) is small and runs transversely across the cricothyroid membrane, communicating with the artery of the opposite side.

VI. The Arteries. 3a. 2. The External Carotid Artery 1918

They may be divided into (a) a superficial set, placed on the anterior jugular vein; (b) a deeper set, which is further subdivided into prelaryngeal, on the middle cricothyroid ligament, and pretracheal, on the front of the trachea.

VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck 1918

-- Stabbing of the cricothyroid membrane, or an attempted stabbing of the trachea, so long taught as an emergency tracheotomy, is a mistake.

Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911

C th, the right cricothyroid muscle; Tr, the trachea; Hy, the body of the hyoid bone.

The Common Frog 1874

I know the principles of cutting through the cricothyroid membrane and establishing airway, but I'm not licensed for it and I hope I never am faced with the moral choice of being the only person in range that knows a maneuver that could be lifesaving.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

I know the principles of cutting through the cricothyroid membrane and establishing airway, but I'm not licensed for it and I hope I never am faced with the moral choice of being the only person in range that knows a maneuver that could be lifesaving.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008