Construction and validation of a non-organic, homemade, low-cost cricothyrotomy simulator. A cross-sectional study
Ian Novy Quadri,
Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho
Abstract:Introduction: Cricothyrotomy is a procedure that may save lives in emergency acute respiratory failure. Cricothyrotomy must be trained during undergraduate medical education, and low-cost simulators may offer a satisfying solution in economical and practical terms. Objective: The aims of this study were to build and assess the face, content, and construct validity of a low-cost, homemade cricothyrotomy simulator developed by the authors. Methods: Forty-seven students and nine surgeons performed three success… Show more
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