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Cricoid pressure (Sellick maneuver)

Cricoid pressure (Sellick maneuver)
Cricoid pressure (Sellick maneuver). Posterior displacement of the airway cartilages occludes the compliant esophagus. In infants and young children, the tracheal cartilage is also very compliant, and excessive force while applying cricoid pressure may impair airway patency.
Reproduced with permission from: King C, Rappaport LD. Emergent endotracheal intubation. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd ed, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.
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