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Blunt Laryngeal Fracture Status Post Fall on a Paintball Gun.

Sanjiv Gray1, Khuram Khan2, Beatrice Dieudonne2, Farhana Iqbal3, Saqib Saeed2.   

Abstract

Laryngeal fracture is a rare but potentially lethal injury. A high degree of suspicion along with an expeditious investigation is warranted to prevent airway complications. The initial assessment of the airway is vital as the patient can suffer a severe anoxic brain injury. If the patient is stable, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck should be obtained; this was done urgently for our patient and was managed without any extraneous intervention. We report a case of a 38-year-old man that presented to the emergency room with anterior neck pain after falling onto the back of a paintball gun. The patient was managed conservatively and favorable outcomes were obtained.

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Keywords:  blunt trauma; flexible laryngoscopy; laryngeal fracture; neck hematoma; thyroid cartilage

Year:  2018        PMID: 30034959      PMCID: PMC6047837          DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2637

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Cureus        ISSN: 2168-8184


  6 in total

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Authors:  Steven D Schaefer
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5.  Laryngeal fractures in lacrosse due to high speed ball impact.

Authors:  Christopher French; Richard Kelley
Journal:  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg       Date:  2013-07       Impact factor: 6.223

6.  Early recognition and management of laryngeal fracture: a case report.

Authors:  Nathan Schaefer; Aaron Griffin; Benjamin Gerhardy; Peter Gochee
Journal:  Ochsner J       Date:  2014
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