Tracheostomy scar on the neck of a 91-year-old man. A tracheostomy involves making an incision in the windpipe (trachea) through which a tube is place

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Tracheostomy scar on the neck of a 91-year-old man. A tracheostomy involves making an incision in the windpipe (trachea) through which a tube is placed to facilitate breathing. This procedure was carried out during the 1919 flu pandemic.

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