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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar;76(3):468-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.08.013. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

Prehospital fiberoptic intubation

G Gemes  1 , J Heydar-Fadai, T Boessner, G Wildner, G Prause
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Prehospital fiberoptic intubation

G Gemes et al. Resuscitation. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with severe multiple trauma who was treated at the scene by a physician-staffed trauma life support team. Due to a complete tracheal transection, a "cannot ventilate, cannot intubate"-situation occurred. The patient was then intubated using a fiberoptic bronchoscope in the prehospital setting. The current literature concerning fiberoptic intubation in emergencies is discussed.

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