Citation

Khan MS, Kirkland PM, Kumar R. J. Laryngol. Otol. 2002; 116(2): 148-149.

Affiliation

Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, JLO Ltd., Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11827595

Abstract

Firework injuries can manifest themselves in many different ways; usually as an explosive or burn injury. This case describes an unusual presentation of a firework penetrating injury resulting in a sharp coiled metal foreign body travelling through a small entry wound in the neck and subsequently lodging itself in the tracheobronchial tree. A foreign body such as this can potentially travel a considerable distance through the soft tissues and end up in an unsuspecting distant site. There must, therefore, be a high index of suspicion with the appropriate radiological investigations for appropriate management of such cases.

Language: en