QUICK REFERENCE CARD Seldinger Technique Instructions* Achieve certainty in seconds. 1. Carefully palpate the cricothyroid membrane. Stabilize the cartilage and make a vertical incision along the midline. (Figure 1) 2. Attach the syringe to either needle in the set. Then advance the needle at a 45-degree angle in a caudal direction through the midline incision and into the airway. (Figure 2) 2. 3. After you have accessed the trachea, remove the syringe. If using the catheter introducer needle, remove the syringe and needle, leaving the catheter in place. Then advance the wire guide, flexible end first, into the 3. introducer catheter or the needle. (Figure 3) 4. Once the wire guide is within the trachea, remove the introducer catheter or the needle. (Figure 4) 4. 5. Advance the airway catheter assembly over the wire guide and completely into the trachea. (Figure 5) Remove the dilator and the 5. wire guide simultaneously. 6. Use a syringe to inflate the cuff; an 8-10 mL volume in the cuff will Customer Service yield a cuff diameter of 22-29 mm. EMEA: EDI – www.cookmedical.com/edi.do Distributors: +353 61239240, [email protected] Austria: +43 179567121, [email protected] Belgium: +32 27001633, [email protected] Denmark: +45 38487607, [email protected] Finland: +358 972519996, [email protected] France: +33 171230269, [email protected] Germany: +49 6950072804, [email protected] Hungary: +36 17779199, [email protected] Ireland: +353 61239252, [email protected] Italy: +39 0269682853, [email protected] Netherlands: +31 202013367, [email protected] Norway: +47 23162968, [email protected] Spain: +34 912702691, [email protected] Sweden: +46 858769468, [email protected] Switzerland – French: +41 448009609, [email protected] Switzerland – Italian: +41 448009609, [email protected] Switzerland – German: +41 448009609, [email protected] United Kingdom: +44 2073654183, [email protected] 7. Secure the emergency airway catheter with tracheostomy tape. 8. Connect the emergency airway catheter to a ventilation device. www.cookmedical.com * For complete instructions, contraindications, warnings, and precautions, see the Instructions for Use that are included with the product. Americas: EDI – www.cookmedical.com/edi.do Phone: +1 812.339.2235, 800.457.4500, Fax: 800.554.8335 E-mail: [email protected]

MELKER EMERGENCY CUFFED CRICOTHYROTOMY CATHETER SETS MELKER UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY CUFFED CRICOTHYROTOMY CATHETER SET QUICK REFERENCE CARD A recent report recommends that surgical cricothyrotomy be taught alongside the Seldinger technique.* Our products allow you to use either the Seldinger or surgical cricothyrotomy technique to establish h an airway during "cannot intubate, cannot ventilate" scenarios. Surgical Technique Instructions* The universal set provides all the components you need for either the Seldinger or the surgical technique. You choose which technique you want to perform. 1. Firmly...