Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · Nov 2001
Comparative StudyComparison of air and ground transport of cardiac patients.
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Maintaining cricothyrotomy skills is difficult for air medical crewmembers because the procedure is performed infrequently. The purposes of this study were to review our program's experience with cricothyrotomies and use this pilot study to guide an industry-wide study. ⋯ Cricothyrotomy, rarely performed by our flight crews, is successful in 62.5% of cases. These preliminary data suggest current training practices should be re-evaluated. An industrywide survey is planned to determine the optimal training program.