TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Life-saving cricothyroidotomy in throat and laryngeal injuries - case study JO - Wiadomosci Lekarskie A1 - Chrzanowska-Wąsik, Maja A1 - Sobiech, Leszek A1 - Matsibora, Vadim A1 - Stankiewicz, Tomasz A1 - Goniewicz, Mariusz A1 - Bednarz, Kamil A1 - Rzońca, Patryk SP - 410 EP - 414 VL - 70 IS - 2 pt 2 N2 - The percentage of laryngeal injuries managed by hospital emergency departments is low. Currently, with the Emergency Medical Services working more efficiently, diagnostic imaging tools being more available and more precise surgical procedures after the injury, the mortality and disability rate among trauma victims is systematically decreasing. The given paper presents a case of a multiple organ trauma, including trauma to the larynx and throat, experienced during agricultural works. Life-saving surgical cricothyroidotomy using a tracheal tube was performed after preliminary diagnosis of the patient. This procedure, despite extensive traumatic injuries to the airways, led to airway management, patient stabilization and allowed to perform further diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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