A nurse who is a member of an emergency response team anticipates that several patients with airway obstruction may need a cricothyroidotomy. For which of the following patients would this procedure be appropriate?
a) Patient with laryngeal edema secondary to anaphylaxis
b) Patient with a lumbar spine injury
c) Patient with extensive facial trauma
d) Patient with an obstructed larynx
e) Patient who is bleeding from the chest
• Patient with laryngeal edema secondary to anaphylaxis
• Patient with an obstructed larynx
• Patient with extensive facial trauma
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