Fatal airway compromise due to retropharyngeal hematoma after airbag deployment

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 692-694

  Tenofsky, Patty L ^a   Forter, Scott W ^a   Shaw, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHARYNX; RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AIR BAGS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033938960     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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