emergency airway puncture

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Definition of emergency airway puncture in English English dictionary

A cricothyrotomy (also called thyrocricotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy, coniotomy or emergency airway puncture) is an incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma

Hyphenation

e·mer·gen·cy air·way punc·ture

Turkish pronunciation

îmırcınsi erwey pʌngkşır

Pronunciation

/əˈmərʤənsē ˈerˌwā ˈpəɴɢksʜər/ /ɪˈmɜrʤənsiː ˈɛrˌweɪ ˈpʌŋkʃɜr/