“…The procedure involves inserting a large bore cannula through the cricothyroid membrane and can be performed in patients of all ages 3. It is, however, only a short-term oxygenation solution prior to insertion of a definitive airway 1. The procedure is taught on Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) courses where focus is on needle cricothyroidotomy insertion and not subsequent airway utilisation 3.…”