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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Usually occurs at junction of trachea and cricoid cartilage | *Usually occurs at junction of trachea and cricoid cartilage | ||
*direct trauma to airway is rare due to protection by sternum and mandible | |||
*Common causes: | |||
**Motor vehicle accident: extended neck impacts on steering wheel or dashboard | |||
**"clothes line injury", assaults/strangulation | |||
**Penetrating trauma (usually stabbings or gunshot wounds) | |||
*Associated with [[cervical spine injury]], [[head injury]], multisystem trauma | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 5 September 2016
Background
- Usually occurs at junction of trachea and cricoid cartilage
- direct trauma to airway is rare due to protection by sternum and mandible
- Common causes:
- Motor vehicle accident: extended neck impacts on steering wheel or dashboard
- "clothes line injury", assaults/strangulation
- Penetrating trauma (usually stabbings or gunshot wounds)
- Associated with cervical spine injury, head injury, multisystem trauma
Clinical Features
- Subcutaneous emphysema, stridor
Differential Diagnosis
Thoracic Trauma
- Airway/Pulmonary
- Cardiac/Vascular
- Musculoskeletal
- Other