Emergency front of neck airway (eFONA) access by anaesthetists carries a high failure rate, partially due to inability to identify the cricothyroid membrane 1 in the emergency situation. Therefore, it is recommended to identify the cricothyroid membrane before induction of anaesthesia in patients with a predicted difficult airway, 2 if necessary by using ultrasonography. 3,4 Emergency front of neck airway (eFONA) access should be performed with the patient placed in the extended head and neck position as recommended by the Difficult Airway Society. 5
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