PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bredmose P P
AU  - Rock S
AU  - Lockey D J
TI  - Prehospital tracheal intubation in severe facial trauma: a short window of opportunity
AID  - 10.1136/emermed-2012-201593
DP  - 2012 Sep 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 767--768
VI  - 29
IP  - 9
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/29/9/767.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/29/9/767.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2012 Sep 01; 29
AB  - A case of severe facial injury is described. The pre-hospital management including pre-hospital anaesthesia and intubation and the importance of advanced anaesthetic skills in rare trauma cases is discussed. In addition the rare situation where large bone fragments are retrieved from the scene and potentially used in reconstruction is mentioned.