Management of Airways through Rapid Tracheostomy in a Severely Burnt Patient Attended to via Helicopter

In Catanzaro, Italy, an adult male with severe burns all over his body and in a state of coma was promptly rescued by the medical team at the air ambulance service (HEMS), who provided airway safety through laryngeal mask placement (LMA). The patient was subsequently transferred to the nearest Hub c...

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Published inCase reports in emergency medicine Vol. 2021; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Filippelli, Orazio Stefano Giovanni, Giglio, Anna Maria, Tiburzi, Simona Paola, Archinà, Maria Teresa, Barozzi, Ercole, Maglio, Pietro, Candido, Stefano, Viotti, Roberta, Riccelli, Umberto, Pezzi, Mario, Romano, Carmelo, Scozzafava, Anna Maria, Guzzo, Maria Laura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Hindawi 02.07.2021
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Burns
Cartilage
Case Report
Case reports
Catheters
Edema
Emergency medical care
Flying-machines
Hospitals
Intensive care
Intubation
Ostomy
Skin
Success
Thyroid gland
Tracheostomy
Tracheotomy
Ventilators
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Summary:In Catanzaro, Italy, an adult male with severe burns all over his body and in a state of coma was promptly rescued by the medical team at the air ambulance service (HEMS), who provided airway safety through laryngeal mask placement (LMA). The patient was subsequently transferred to the nearest Hub center, where an emergency tracheostomy was performed to ensure better airway management during the flight to the nearest available major burn center. This is the first documented case at regional level of a patient undergoing rapid tracheostomy through an imminent transfer with air ambulance.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
ISSN:2090-648X
2090-6498
DOI:10.1155/2021/5590275