Fire cracker blast in a child’s mouth

  • Pranav Bansal Dept of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana (India)
  • Jagdish Dureja Dept of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana (India)
  • Gunjan Chaudhry Dept of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana (India)
Keywords: Maxillofacial trauma, Difficult airway management, Difficult intubation

Abstract

Maxillofacial trauma is one of the causes of anticipated difficult airway management and difficult intubation due to distortion of the facial and laryngopharyngeal anatomy. Firecrackers are widely used around the globe in local or national level festivals, and these rarely cause maxillofacial trauma which may lead to difficulties in management of airway. This case report presents a similar case.

Published
01-28-2019
Issue
Vol.18 No.2(2014): April-June
Section
Case Reports