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| Severe dyspnoea in children following a fall. |
| Zuurmond KA, Klinkenberg TJ, Dikkers FG, Koppelman GH, de Weerd W. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2009; 153: A394. |
| Affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen. |
| DOI: unavailable What is this? |
| PMID: 19900339 |
| (Copyright © 2009, Erven Bohn) |
| A 12-year-old boy fell off his bicycle, hitting his neck on the handle-bars. He sustained a tracheal rupture, which required surgical treatment. Two other patients, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old boy, also suffered laryngeal injuries following a fall. Both were treated conservatively, the 2-year-old boy needed endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Blunt neck trauma can cause life-threatening complications, which are difficult to diagnose.
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