Combined carotid artery injury and laryngeal fracture secondary to dog bite: Case report

Authors
Varela, JE Dolich, MO Fernandez, LA Kane, A Henry, R Livingston, J Arnold, D Namias, N
Citation
Je. Varela et al., Combined carotid artery injury and laryngeal fracture secondary to dog bite: Case report, AM SURG, 66(11), 2000, pp. 1016-1019
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
AMERICAN SURGEON
ISSN journal
00031348 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1016 - 1019
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1348(200011)66:11<1016:CCAIAL>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Approximately 914 new dog bite injuries requiring emergency department visi ts occur daily in the United States. Attacks by dogs with training and stre ngth to attack should be triaged cautiously because of the possibility of s erious internal injury. A high index of suspicion is needed when treating p atients with neck injuries secondary to dog bites, We report a case of succ essfully treated combined carotid artery and laryngeal injury produced by a dog bite.