title: Penetrating tracheal injury in a child.
abstract: A case is reported of a 3.5-year-old child with a stab wound in the neck, that penetrated the trachea. A pneumomediastinum was present. The anaesthetic problems are discussed and the child's management outlined.
authors: Anaesthetics Unit, London Hospital Medical College.
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Hamilton-Farrell
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Edmondson
authors: W D
authors: WD
authors: Cantrell
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*