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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 1995;6(1): 95-98. |
| TRACHEAL INJURY CAUSED BY STAB WOUND ON NECK
-A Report Of Case
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| Moon Hwan Kim |
| Department of Chest Surgery, Jang Sung Hospital |
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Published online: June 30, 1995. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Penetrating wounds of the trachea are usually due to stab wounds in our country. The most common site of injury is the anterolateral wall of the cervical trachea, because of its most un protected part. This trauma can be an immediately life-threatening injury. Failure to recognize such injury and promptly secure an airway may have fatal consequences. We experienced a female patient who had two stab wounds on anterior cervical area with knife for the purpose of
suicide.
The tracheal wound was successfully repaired by interrupted suture with 3 ― 0 Dexon. She
was discharged without postoperative complications or sequale. With this experience, the management of penetrating tracheal injury should depend on the type, size, and site of the wound and the type of coexistent injury to other organs, and that primary repair of the tracheal wound can be performed in the most of the patients.
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| Key words:
Stab Wounds, Tracheal Injury |
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