title: Difficult airway management of a child impaled through the neck.
abstract: We report the difficult airway management of a child impaled through the neck by a wooden plant support. The various options are discussed and the involvement of experienced personnel together with a clear preformulated plan of action is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Birmingham Heartlands NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. edwardmelillo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Melillo
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macnamara
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D013390:Succinylcholine; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D013390:Succinylcholine