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Showing posts with label accident. Show all posts
Showing posts with label accident. Show all posts

December 23, 2014

Deputy Performs Life-Saving Tracheostomy on 12 year old in Car Accident

Image from WYFF4 On Nov 8, 2014, there was a terrible car accident that claimed the lives of 3 young adults and another barely hanging on. EMS workers who arrived on the scene found 12-year-old Cheyenne Queen trapped in the car and barely breathing. A deputy coroner on the scene was called to assess Cheyenne and determined that a trach was the only way to give her a fighting chance at survival. An emergency on-the-field tracheostomy was performed and was felt to have saved her life. On D…
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December 18, 2011

Carpenter Shoots Himself in the Neck with Nail Gun

According to Boston News , in early December 2011, a carpenter accidentally discharged a nail gun and embedded a 3.5 inch nail in the bottom of his neck. Based on the CT scan included here, it appears the nail entered the neck dead center given the clear appearance of the windpipe. Based on the location, the anatomic sequence of nail piercing is as follows: Skin --> Thyroid Gland --> Trachea --> Esophagus Back Wall --> Cervical Vertebral Body The damage to skin, thyroid, and…
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