Author/Editor		Zabavnik, Zoran
Title		Zaščita dihalne poti pri strelnih poškodbah obraza
Translated title		Airway management in gunshot injuries to the face
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 4. Zbornik 5. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1998 jun 17-20; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 347-50
Language		slo
Abstract		Maxillofacial trauma after gunshot injuries of the face cause serious disruption of the soft tissue, bony and cartilaginous components of the upper airway. This lead to incomplet or complet airway closure. Unrelieved airway closure will lead to life threatening hypoxia or to death by asphyxiation. Successful endotracheal intubation of the patient is one of the methods of securing the airway. When there is a possibility of injury to the cervical spine, securing the airway is best accomplished by awake intubation. Other methods of securing the airway are the Transtracheal Catheter Ventilation and the Percutaneous Dilatational Cricothyrotomy. There is one contraindication: Physicians who are unfamiliar or inexperienced with this technique.
Descriptors		WOUNDS, GUNSHOT FACIAL INJURIES MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL EMERGENCIES