Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma
Madkhali, E., Albati, S., Ahmad, H., Alzhrani, S., Nassir, A., Albalawi, B., Heji, A., Alhashim, A., Alarfaj, A., Alsaffar, A., Alharbi, M., Alsadah, B., Alghamdi, O., Alotaibi, T. (2018). Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma. EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), 409-413. doi: 10.12816/0043478
Ebtesam Eissa Ali Madkhali; Sakinah Ali Albati; Halah Foud Ahmad; Soud Mohammad Alzhrani; Asmaa Yaseen Nassir; Bassam Mohammed Oudah Albalawi; Anas Saleh Heji; Ali Ghalib Alhashim; Anas Abdullrahman Alarfaj; Amnah Hassan Mansour Alsaffar; Mohammed Ghazi Alharbi; Batool Mohammed Alsadah; Omar Khalid Alghamdi; Talal Mislat Alotaibi. "Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma". EKB Journal Management System, 70, 3, 2018, 409-413. doi: 10.12816/0043478
Madkhali, E., Albati, S., Ahmad, H., Alzhrani, S., Nassir, A., Albalawi, B., Heji, A., Alhashim, A., Alarfaj, A., Alsaffar, A., Alharbi, M., Alsadah, B., Alghamdi, O., Alotaibi, T. (2018). 'Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma', EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), pp. 409-413. doi: 10.12816/0043478
Madkhali, E., Albati, S., Ahmad, H., Alzhrani, S., Nassir, A., Albalawi, B., Heji, A., Alhashim, A., Alarfaj, A., Alsaffar, A., Alharbi, M., Alsadah, B., Alghamdi, O., Alotaibi, T. Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 70(3): 409-413. doi: 10.12816/0043478

Emergency Airway Management in Neck Trauma

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 9, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2018, Page 409-413  XML PDF (209.33 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0043478
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Authors
Ebtesam Eissa Ali Madkhali email 1; Sakinah Ali Albati2; Halah Foud Ahmad3; Soud Mohammad Alzhrani3; Asmaa Yaseen Nassir4; Bassam Mohammed Oudah Albalawi5; Anas Saleh Heji2; Ali Ghalib Alhashim6; Anas Abdullrahman Alarfaj7; Amnah Hassan Mansour Alsaffar8; Mohammed Ghazi Alharbi9; Batool Mohammed Alsadah10; Omar Khalid Alghamdi5; Talal Mislat Alotaibi11
1Jazan University
2Umm Alqura University
3King Abdulaziz University
4Ibn Sina National College
5Imam Mohammed Bin Saud University
6Imam Faisal Bin Abdulrahman University
7King Faisal University
8Maternity And Children Hospital – Dammam
9Hera General Hospital
10Royal College Of Surgeons In Ireland (RCSI)
11Majmaah University
Abstract
Airway management in patients who have sustained direct trauma to the airway is among the most challenging problems for emergency clinicians. Blunt or penetrating injuries to the head, oropharynx, neck, or upper chest can result in immediate or delayed airway obstruction. Immediate, definitive airway management is needed when the patient cannot protect his airway or is unable to sufficiently oxygenate or ventilate. Emergent or urgent airway management is specified when a patient develops respiratory distress or when symptoms are progressing rapidly. In addition, airway management often is indicated when the patient appears clinically stable, but the clinician anticipates clinical decline (e.g., smoke inhalation, edema, subcutaneous air, hematoma) or feels that an unprotected airway presents a risk to the patient who requires transport to another facility or to radiology for extensive diagnostic studies. The higher rate of complicated airways in this population mandates that the clinician has to be prepared to use advanced airway techniques, including a surgical airway.
Keywords
Neck Trauma; penetrating; Management; emergency department
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