@article{ref1,
title="Use of a gum elastic bougie (GEB) in a zone II penetrating neck trauma: a case report",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="2003",
author="Steinfeldt, Jennifer and Bey, Tareg A. and Rich, James M.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="267-270",
abstract="A 54-year-old man presented with a deep zone II neck injury accompanied by profuse bleeding secondary to attempting suicide by slashing his anterior neck with a knife. Blind passage of the endotracheal tube (ETT) into the glottis through the open anterior neck was unsuccessful. In a second attempt a gum elastic bougie (GEB) was inserted directly through the vocal cord, and &quot;tracheal clicking&quot; and a &quot;hold up&quot; were appreciated. The ETT was then easily fed over the GEB and was successfully passed into the trachea. The patient underwent operative repair and tracheostomy, and he left the hospital 2 days later with his baseline mental status. The use and the benefits of the GEB are reviewed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00749-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00749-7"
}