RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The McKesson prop—an essential tool for the emergency physician?
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 156
OP 158
DO 10.1136/emj.2008.070219
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Murphy, A P
A1 Doran, H J
A1 O'Sullivan, I
A1 Sleeman, D
A1 Cusack, S P A
YR 2010
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/2/156.abstract
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.