"Uncooperative or unstable patients may not be in the normal anatomical position on the CT scanner. Often useful to use a 3D workstation to facilitate proper review of soft tissue injuries to the true cords versus the false cords, and position of the cricoid cartilages."
"Do not forget to assess for associated cervical spine and vascular injuries."
"A key indirect sign of laryngeal injury is subcutaneous emphysema. If this is present look for subtle laryngeal and tracheal injury. There can be a ball-valve derangement that forces massive amounts of air into the neck and chest leading to tracheal displacement and pneumothorax. Thus, patients with laryngeal trauma should not have excessive mask ventilation."
"Look for tracheolaryngeal separation: should not have intubation, but require tracheostomy."
"Uncooperative or unstable patients may not be in the normal anatomical position on the CT scanner. Often useful to use a 3D workstation to facilitate proper review of soft tissue injuries to the true cords versus the false cords, and position of the cricoid cartilages."
"Look for tracheolaryngeal separation: should not have intubation, but require tracheostomy."
"A key indirect sign of laryngeal injury is subcutaneous emphysema. If this is present look for subtle laryngeal and tracheal injury. There can be a ball-valve derangement that forces massive amounts of air into the neck and chest leading to tracheal displacement and pneumothorax. Thus, patients with laryngeal trauma should not have excessive mask ventilation."
"Look for tracheolaryngeal separation: should not have intubation, but require tracheostomy."
Expected headings
"Associations"
"Complications"