title: [Severe dyspnoea in children following a fall].
abstract: A 12-year-old boy fell off his bicycle, hitting his neck on the handle-bars. He sustained a tracheal rupture, which required surgical treatment. Two other patients, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old boy, also suffered laryngeal injuries following a fall. Both were treated conservatively, the 2-year-old boy needed endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Blunt neck trauma can cause life-threatening complications, which are difficult to diagnose.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. k.zuurmond@isala.nl
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Zuurmond-Tromp
authors.forename: Theo J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Klinkenberg
authors.forename: Freek G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Dikkers
authors.forename: Gerard H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Koppelman
authors.forename: Willemien
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Weerd
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome