Citation

Kadish H, Schunk J, Woodward GA. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 1994; 12(2): 207-211.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8161397

Abstract

Blunt laryngotracheal trauma can be a life-threatening event. Two cases of isolated blunt laryngotracheal trauma in pediatric patients are presented. One case involves a 12-year-old mate who suffered isolated tracheal trauma from a fall. He developed respiratory distress and required a tracheostomy. Intraoperatively he was noted to have a thyroid cartilage fracture. The other case involves a 14-year-old female who was kicked in the neck by a horse. After unsuccessful intubation attempts that completed a tracheal transection, she required an emergency cricothyrotomy and a subsequent tracheostomy. The diagnosis, differential diagnosis, associated injuries, and treatment options for blunt laryngeal trauma are reviewed.

Language: en