[Severe dyspnoea in children following a fall]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009:153:A394.
[Article in Dutch]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Bicycling
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Dyspnea / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Larynx / injuries*
  • Male
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Trachea / injuries*
  • Treatment Outcome