Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook

Figure 32

United States Department of Defense
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Figure 32. - Technique of tracheostomy. A. Position of the patient with neck hyperextended. B. Location of the incision. C. Thyroid isthmus elevated, pretracheal veins separated, vertical incision in trachea. D. Tracheostomy tube in place.

All contents copyright © 1997-2000 The University of Iowa. All rights reserved.

URL: http://www.vnh.org/

http://www.vnh.org/EWSurg/Figures/Fig32.html
Modified: Wed Jan 5 11:07:31 2000
Displayed: Sun May 14 10:05:30 2000