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Published on: February 26, 2017
Penetrating air gun wound in the neck
O Young1, K Watters, P Sheahan
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. oyoung@rcsi.ie
Background:
Injuries 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 Report:
We 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.
Conclusions:
This 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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