Talk:Tracheal intubation/Archive 2

The article is incorrect to claim that cricothyroidotomy does not allow effective ventilation and CO2 elimination. The usual size of tracheal tube used in cricothyroidotomy, 6mm, is easily adequate for effective ventilation. The author is presumably thinking of a specific type of cricothyroidotomy, needle cricothyroidotomy, which does not allow expiration of enough gas to eliminate CO2. 90.196.239.76 (talk) 20:29, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for correctly pointing out this inaccuracy. Accordingly, I have improved the text to make the distinction between surgical and needle cricothyrotomy. DiverDave (talk) 13:33, 1 August 2010 (UTC)