RT Book, Section A1 Morris, Ian R. A2 Hung, Orlando R. A2 Murphy, Michael F. SR Print(0) ID 1146618356 T1 Airway Management in Penetrating Neck Injury T2 Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management, 3e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259640544 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146618356 RD 2024/03/29 AB A previously healthy 30-year-old male was shot at close range with a low caliber hand gun. A 911 call was placed immediately and paramedics were on the scene within 10 minutes. The victim was fully awake and cooperative. There was a single gunshot entrance wound in the midline at the level of the thyroid cartilage (Figure 37–1). The entry wound was about 5 mm in diameter and air was noted to be escaping from it. There was minimal bleeding. The patient complained of pain in the area of the anterior neck and the left scapula. He also complained of dyspnea and coughed up scant bloody sputum. He had no allergies, was on no medications, and was previously healthy.