• Auris, nasus, larynx · Sep 2008

    Case Reports

    Penetrating air gun wound in the neck.

    • O Young, K Watters, P Sheahan, and J Hughes.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. oyoung@rcsi.ie
    • Auris Nasus Larynx. 2008 Sep 1; 35 (3): 426-8.

    BackgroundInjuries from air weapons can be serious and potentially fatal. It has been estimated that up to four million such weapons exist in UK households.Case ReportWe present the case of an 8-year-old boy who sustained a penetrating neck wound from an air gun. Use of the flexible laryngoscope in the resuscitation room allowed localization of the gun pellet in the airway.ConclusionsThis approach, combined with careful clinical assessment led to immediate removal by direct laryngoscopy, thus avoiding the morbidity of unnecessary surgical exploration.

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