title: Injury to the major airways.
abstract: Most patients with major airways injury die before reaching hospital. Successful treatment of initial survivors depends on procurement of a reliable airway, effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and prompt primary repair. In practice many tracheobronchial injuries are overlooked during the first 24 hours, resulting in death or prolonged debility. Early recognition requires a high index of suspicion in victims of blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest or neck.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries