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Cricothyroidotomy(cricothyrotomy)

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(documentation Cricothyroidotomy EnglishLanguage "A cricothyrotomy (also called cricothyroidotomy) is an incision made through the Skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patient Airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma. Cricothyrotomy is nearly always performed as a last resort in cases where other means of tracheal intubation are impossible or impractical. Compared with tracheotomy, cricothyrotomy is quicker and easier to perform, does not require manipulation of the cervical spine, and is associated with fewer complications. However, while cricothyrotomy may be life-saving in extreme circumstances, this technique is only intended to be a temporizing measure until a definitive airway can be established.[from Wikipedia]")	Medicine.kif 743-750
(subclass Cricothyroidotomy Surgery)	Medicine.kif 742-742	Cricothyrotomy is a subclass of surgery

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(termFormat EnglishLanguage Cricothyroidotomy "cricothyroidotomy")	Medicine.kif 751-751
(termFormat EnglishLanguage Cricothyroidotomy "cricothyrotomy")	Medicine.kif 752-752

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(=> (and (instance ?C Cricothyroidotomy) (patient ?C ?O)) (hasPurpose ?C (and (holdsDuring (ImmediatePastFn (WhenFn ?C)) (exists (?B) (and (instance ?B (ImpairmentFn Breathing)) (patient ?B ?O)))) (not (holdsDuring (ImmediateFutureFn (WhenFn ?C)) (exists (?B) (and (instance ?B (ImpairmentFn Breathing)) (patient ?B ?O))))))))	Medicine.kif 767-785	If a process is an instance of cricothyrotomy and an entity is a patient of the process, then the process has the purpose there exists another entity such that the other entity is an instance of impairment in breathing and the entity is a patient of the other entity holds during immediately before the time of existence of the process and there exists the other entity such that the other entity is an instance of impairment in breathing and the entity is a patient of the other entity doesn't hold during immediately after the time of existence of the process
(=> (and (instance ?C Cricothyroidotomy) (patient ?C ?O)) (holdsDuring (EndFn (WhenFn ?C)) (exists (?H) (and (instance ?H HoleRegion) (equal ?T (HoleHostFn ?H)) (instance ?T Throat) (part ?T ?O)))))	Medicine.kif 754-765	If a process is an instance of cricothyrotomy and an entity is a patient of the process, then there exists another entity such that the other entity is an instance of hole and a third entity is equal to the host of the hole the other entity and the third entity is an instance of throat and the third entity is a part of the entity holds during the end of the time of existence of the process

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