Literature shows that anaesthetists have a low success-rate when trying to access the airway percutaneously in case of failed ventilation and intubation. The study will investigate anaesthetists ability to locate the trachea and the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage in patients, using different methods including application of ultrasonography.
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time to identify the structures necessary for percutaneous airway acess
Timeframe: two minutes after initiation of the attempt to identify the airway structures