Role 2 Medics Receive Cricothyrotomy Familiarization Training
Spc. Olivia Mannetti, a combat medic with the 466th Medical Company, Area Support, New York National Guard, prepares to make an incision on a simulated throat as she practices conducting a cricothyrotomy at the Role 2 compound at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2020. Cricothyrotomy is an incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
