Alternative Names
Needle cricothyrotomy
Definition of Emergency airway puncture
Emergency airway puncture is insertion of a hollow needle into the airway done to treat life-threatening choking.
Review
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 7/19/2009











