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What's the needle-like-tool that doctors poke into patients chest/lungs to keep them breathing?

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Dr. Luis Taylor answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Needle: Cricothyroidotomy. This procedure provides a temporary emergency airway in cases where there is obstruction at or above the level of the larynx, such that oral/nasal endotracheal intubation is impossible. Compared with an emergency tracheostomy, it is quicker and easier to perform and with fewer complications. It is a relatively quick procedure, taking up to about two minutes to complete.

Answered 3/19/2017

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