1. Improvised Cricothyrotomy Provides Reliable Airway Access in an Unembalmed Human Cadaver Model 
Timothy F. Platts-Mills, MD, Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD, Jesse Wells, MD, Philip Bickler, MD, PhD 
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages (June 2006)
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2. Figure 1
A, Cutting the drip chamber in half. B, Improvised cricothyrotomy device ready for use. C and D, Attachment of the bag valve mask. E, Evaluation of placement by bronchoscopy.
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3. Figure 2
Time to complete each procedure for the 1 attending physician and 3 emergency medicine residents in this study. The cadaver number of the attempt is provided next to each data point.
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