[Severe dyspnoea in children following a fall].
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.
Zuurmond-Tromp
Karen A
KA
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. k.zuurmond@isala.nl
Klinkenberg
Theo J
TJ
Dikkers
Freek G
FG
Koppelman
Gerard H
GH
de Weerd
Willemien
W
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