PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Murphy, A P
AU  - Doran, H J
AU  - O'Sullivan, I
AU  - Sleeman, D
AU  - Cusack, S P A
TI  - The McKesson prop—an essential tool for the emergency physician?
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2008.070219
DP  - 2010 Feb 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 156--158
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/2/156.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/2/156.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2010 Feb 01; 27
AB  - Facial trauma is a commonly encountered presentation to emergency departments. When associated airway compromise occurs, co-existing head and neck injuries serve to produce a challenging clinical situation. We describe two patients who suffered multi-system trauma, with severe maxillofacial injuries that necessitated prompt definitive airway management and mid-face stabilisation in the pre-hospital and emergency department phases of resuscitation. The McKesson prop is a simple yet highly effective tool for use in these injuries.