Cricothyroid

What he was looking at was the instrument used in ER to do a cricothyroid punch, a type of emergency tracheotomy, except it's designed to provide a temporary measure, and is inserted through the membrane just above the trachea with a single stab, a much easier procedure for unskilled hands than the regular technique. ❋ Clement, Peter, M.D (2002)

A solitary attacker could have knocked him out first, stuck in the cricothyroid punch to render his voice box useless, then tied him up before he came to. ❋ Clement, Peter, M.D (2002)

They may be divided into (a) a superficial set, placed on the anterior jugular vein; (b) a deeper set, which is further subdivided into prelaryngeal, on the middle cricothyroid ligament, and pretracheal, on the front of the trachea. ❋ Unknown (1918)

It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The outlines of the thyroid cartilage are readily palpated; below its lower border is a depression corresponding to the middle cricothyroid ligament. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The Cricothyroid Branch (ramus cricothyreoideus) is small and runs transversely across the cricothyroid membrane, communicating with the artery of the opposite side. ❋ Unknown (1918)

-- Stabbing of the cricothyroid membrane, or an attempted stabbing of the trachea, so long taught as an emergency tracheotomy, is a mistake. ❋ Chevalier Jackson (1911)

C th, the right cricothyroid muscle; Tr, the trachea; Hy, the body of the hyoid bone. ❋ Unknown (1874)

I know the principles of cutting through the cricothyroid membrane and establishing airway, but I'm not licensed for it and I hope I never am faced with the moral choice of being the only person in range that knows a maneuver that could be lifesaving. ❋ Unknown (2008)