Saving a life in 20 seconds – emergency cricothyrotomy

Ever seen those movie scenes where someone uses a pen for an emergency airway? If you suspected they MIGHT be unrealistic, you thought right! Today I'm showing you how surgeons actually do it.

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A special THANK YOU to Your Design Medical for providing the cric simulator. Check out some of their suture kits here:

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