In cases when an emergency airway opening is required, where should the incision be made?

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The membranous space between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages, the cricothyroid membrane (see Figure 1-6), is sometimes the puncture site for an emergency airway opening when structures above it are occluded. A longer-term surgical opening into the airway (tracheostomy) is generally located 1 to 3 cm below the cricoid cartilage.

In Cases When an Emergency Airway Opening Is Required, Where