The fibreoptic laryngoscope in the management of cut throat injuries.
The trachea of a man who had cut his own throat was successfully intubated using a fibreoptic laryngoscope after attempts at conventional oral intubation had failed. The advantages of the fibreoptic instrument and the method of use in such an injury are discussed.
D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*