Bougie-facilitated Intubation in Penetrating Neck Injury
Journal Title: Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
A young male patient with a history of schizophrenia was admitted to the emergency department after suicide attempt. He slashed his neck with a broken glass and this resulted in a wound in zone II exposing laryngeal structures. The vocal cords could be visualized through the wound. Intubation over a bougie was successful after well tropicalizing the patient’s airway. The patient was taken for immediate tracheostomy and reconstruction.
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Ahmad Wazzan
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