A unique method of intubating an unusual neck injury with knife-in-situ

Abstract

A young male, aged 32 years, was brought to the emergency operation theatre, with a household knife-in-situ, in the neck. A detailed history revealed psychiatric illness to be the cause of this self inflicted injury. His vitals were found to be stable and he had no respiratory embarrassment and was conversing comfortably. Intubating him with a knife-in-situ was a great challenge. A simple technique using two endotracheal tubes was used which helped in securing the airway avoiding any further injury with the knife-in-situ.

Keywords

• Knife-in-situ
• Two endotracheal tubes
• Self-inflicted injury