Use of a gum elastic bougie (GEB) in a zone II penetrating neck trauma: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-270

  Steinfeldt, Jennifer ^a   Bey, Tareg A ^a   Rich, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjunct airway device; Difficult intubation; Gum elastic bougie; Hold up; Open neck injury; Tracheal clicking; Zone II injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GLOTTIS; GUM ELASTIC BOUGIE; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0037379913     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00749-7     Document Type: Article

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