Glass ingestion from fracture of a laryngoscope bulb

David P. Sklar, Dan Tandberg

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Abstract

A 22-month-old child had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure during attempted orotracheal intubation and broke the laryngoscope bulb with his teeth. The glass was swallowed but passed uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. The possibility of this unusual complication should be considered when patients at risk for seizures are intubated by the orotracheal route.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)569-571
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Emergency Medicine
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • complications
  • endotracheal intubation
  • gastrointestinal foreign bodies
  • glass
  • laryngoscope bulb
  • seizures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine

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