Top 10 similar words or synonyms for cricothyrotomy

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Top 30 analogous words or synonyms for cricothyrotomy

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Cricothyrotomy In the 1980 Nicolas Roeg film "Bad Timing", Theresa Russell's character Milena Flaherty has an emergency cricothyrotomy performed following an intentional overdose.
Cricothyrotomy On "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"; Sully, the white man raised by Indians who is her lover and companion, performs the procedure on one of Dr. Quinn's boys using a bird's feather (the base where it is hollow).
Cricothyrotomy On the TV show "M*A*S*H" , Father Mulcahy performs an emergency cricothyrotomy on a patient. With the direction of Dr. Pierce via radio, he uses a pen knife and an eye dropper to perform the operation. Needless to say, this would be extremely dangerous in real life. Even under ideal, clinical conditions, a cricothyrotomy is difficult and requires specific tools, preparation and a practiced knowledge of anatomy. There are many major blood vessels and nerves in the neck and cutting there carries a high risk of harming the patient.
Cricothyrotomy In "Grey's Anatomy", emergency cricothyrotomy is mentioned in at least three episodes:
Cricothyrotomy In the BBC3 medical drama "Bodies", the main protagonist Rob Lake, a newly appointed obstetrics and gynaecology registrar (played by Max Beesley), is called to a patient who is having difficulty breathing due to epiglottitis. Lake calls for emergency assistance but help is slow coming, so fearing for the patient's life decides to undertake a cricothyrotomy himself - a procedure he has not been trained in. The procedure is unsuccessful and the patient dies before help arrives. The guilt surrounding the event combined with the covering up by his consultant provides an important backdrop to the further development of the character and his relationship with his consultant.