Health professionals who know how to perform cricothyroidotomy to obtain an emergency airway in someone who is obstructing can appreciate a nifty keychain device called LifeStat . LifeStat can be carried around and immediately utilized to perform emergency cricothyroidotomy in any setting. Watch a video here to see how it works. It can be purchase from Shippert Medical for $145 here . Reference: Utilization of the LifeStat emergency airway device . Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Ja…
Keychain Emergency Airway Device (Video)
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