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It's small, \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>[00:01:00]\u003C\u002Fstrong> typically 1 to 2 cm in length. The blue circle would be your target if you're performing a cricothyrotomy. Anatomical factors such as obesity, prior surgery, radiation or injury can make identifying the cricothyroid membrane more difficult. This is where ultrasound comes in. It can make the localization so much easier. We're going to choose a linear, high-frequency transducer to ensure you have excellent resolution, as the membrane is a superficial structure. To obtain an image of the \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>[00:01:30] \u003C\u002Fstrong>cricothyroid membrane, place your transducer in a long-axis orientation, in the middle of the neck, with the indicator pointing towards the patient's head. You are placing the transducer between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage, right where you think you would find the cricothyroid membrane. It's important to keep your hand still and in a vertical plane. Here's what you would expect to see on ultrasound. The first thing to look for is the hyperechoic line, that shows the air-mucosal interface. Then look for the hyperechoic rings of the trachea, \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>[00:02:00] \u003C\u002Fstrong>that are immediately superficial to the interface. Track these rings towards the head until they stop. The last cartilage that you'll see will look bigger and it's the cricoid cartilage. Then there's a gap and if you look towards the head, you'll see the thyroid cartilage. In between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage sits the cricothyroid membrane. That's your target. That's where you'll be performing the cricothyrotomy. Let's look at the airway anatomy \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>[00:02:30] \u003C\u002Fstrong>again to make sure you've got it. First, let's look for that hyperechoic air mucosal interface, which we see here. 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