title: Acute upper airway obstruction due to a ruptured vertebral artery caused by minor cervical trauma.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Therapy Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghurye
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: McQuillan
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries*