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. 2021 Jan 14;2(1):e12344.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12344. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Woman in respiratory distress

Eric Frantz  1 , Nima Sarani  1 , Andrew Pirotte  1 , Bradley S Jackson  1
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Woman in respiratory distress

Eric Frantz et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Epiglottis (arrow) with copious pulmonary secretions (asterisk) obscuring vocal cord visualization
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Suction catheter inserted into proximal esophagus (asterisk), with clearance of the continued secretions allowing for airway visualization (arrowhead)
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