The proper location for transtracheal needle insertion is:
A) into the cricoid cartilage.
B) through the cricothyroid membrane.
C) between the first and second tracheal cartilage rings.
D) under the hyoid bone, through the thyrohyoid ligament.

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The simplest invasive airway device is a large-bore intravenous catheter inserted percutaneously through the cricothyroid membrane,a procedure called needle cricothyroidotomy.This easily identified space is located between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid ring.

The Proper Location for Transtracheal Needle Insertion Is