[DOC] [TLE] Emergency airway puncture: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [PAR] Nov 3, 2014 ... A hollow needle or tube can be inserted into the throat, just below the Adam's 
apple ... In a hospital, a small cut in the skin is made before inserting the needle. 
... A cricothyrotomy is an emergency procedure to relieve an airway obstruction 
until surgery can be done to place a breathing tube (tracheostomy). [DOC] [TLE] Tracheotomy - procedure, blood, tube, pain, complications, adults ... [PAR] The patient may be in a coma, or need a ventilator to pump air into the lungs for a 
long period of time. ... The emergency room physician or surgeon makes a cut in 
a thin part of the ... This tube acts like a windpipe and allows the person to 
breathe. ... Sometimes the opening does not close on its own after the tube is 
removed. [DOC] [TLE] Tracheotomy | definition of tracheotomy by Medical dictionary [PAR] A tracheotomy is a surgical procedure in which a cut or opening is made in the 
windpipe (trachea). ... The patient may be in a coma, or need a ventilator to pump 
air into the lungs for a ... This emergency procedure is sometimes called a 
cricothyroidotomy. ... This tube acts like a windpipe and allows the person to 
breathe. [DOC] [TLE] Tracheotomy - Wikipedia [PAR] Completed tracheotomy: 1  Vocal folds 2  Thyroid cartilage 3  Cricoid 
cartilage 4  Tracheal ... This procedure was commonly performed for obstructive 
sleep apnea until the 1980s, when other procedures ... The tracheotomy tube 
placed into the incision through the windpipe comes in various sizes, thus 
allowing a more... [DOC] [TLE] Swallowed or Inhaled Objects | University of Michigan Health System [PAR] Inhaling a substance into your lungs can cause a lung inflammation and ... The 
choking rescue procedure is not recommended when the windpipe is partially 
blocked. ... Sharp objects, such as open safety pins, bones, toothpicks, needles, 
razor ... encourage you to continue to check the stool for the passage of the 
object. [DOC] [TLE] Tracheostomy Technique: Approach Considerations [PAR] This procedure is performed under local anesthesia and, once PTJV is in ... 
Moreover, preparation for the possibility of an emergent open tracheostomy is 
important. Its ... a tracheal fenestration, which is an oval opening, allows the 
passage of a .... Replace the lateral retractors into the trachea and insert the 
previously tested... [DOC] [TLE] Tracheostomy - Better Health Channel [PAR] A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to cut an opening into the trachea ... A 
tracheostomy may be temporary or permanent, depending on the reason for its 
use. ... surgery to the throat or mouth so the patient can breathe after the surgery 
or to ... Non-emergency tracheostomy - the operation is usually performed under
... [DOC] [TLE] Tracheostomy - http://www.yoursurgery.com [PAR] Creating an opening into the windpipe in the neck, Internet Informed Consent  
... directly into the trachea (windpipe) in the neck for the purpose of assisting 
breathing. While tracheotomy used to be done as an emergency, it is now done 
more ... the air passages form the pharynx, which continues into the larynx (voice 
box). [DOC] [TLE] Tracheotomy - Pediatric ENT [PAR] The TRACHEA is the part of the AIRWAY (or breathing passage) commonly 
known ... A tracheotomy is a surgical procedure that creates a temporary opening 
in the trachea. ... heard of situations in which a tracheotomy was performed in an 
emergency, ... A tracheotomy tube is placed into this hole and tied securely in 
place. [DOC] [TLE] Epiglottitis | Health | Patient [PAR] Your voice box is in the front of your neck above your windpipe. ... air to pass from 
your mouth into your windpipe, and from there to your lungs. ... If the epiglottis 
swells, because of its position in your throat, it can affect your breathing by 
blocking ... This position helps to open up their airway to let more oxygen through 
to the... [DOC] [TLE] Patent US4291690 - Means for performing an emergency ... - Google [PAR] Sep 29, 1981 ... The cannula retains its intratracheal position by a flaring of its distal end after ...

Question: It's the emergency procedure of cutting into the windpipe to open a breathing passage
Answer: a tracheotomy