Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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Department of Fisheries Research & ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater, Bhimtal, 263136 Nainital, Uttarakhand, India

Publications

• Short Article   
  Airway Management Through Quick Tracheostomy in Large Burn Intended for Helicopter-Ambulance Transfer
  Author(s): Filippelli O.S*, Giglio A.M, Tiburzi S.P, Maglio P, Archinà M.T and Barozzi E
  
  Catanzaro,Italy: Adult man, large burned and in a coma, is initially rescued through placement of the laryngeal mask (LMA). The patient, who was transferred by the ambulance at hub hospital, underwent an emergency tracheostomy. This made it possible to better manage the airways during the subsequent transfer of a helicopter ambulances to the available large burns centers. This is the first regionally documented case of a patient undergoing rapid tracheostomy with a view to an imminent heliambulance transfer. Quick Tracheostomy Among the techniques of percutaneous tracheostomy (and among these we remember the most widespread techniques: according to Griggs and according to Ciaglia1 Blue Rhino, suitable for the patient in intensive care who needs long-term ventilation), rapid tracheostomy is certainly the best approach to immediately and safel.. View More»
  

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