[Life-saving cricothyroidotomy in throat and laryngeal injuries - case study].

The percentage of laryngeal injuries managed by hospital emergency departments is low. Currently, with the Emergency Medical Services working more efficiently, diagnostic imaging tools being more available and more precise surgical procedures after the injury, the mortality and disability rate among trauma victims is systematically decreasing. The given paper presents a case of a multiple organ trauma, including trauma to the larynx and throat, experienced during agricultural works. Life-saving surgical cricothyroidotomy using a tracheal tube was performed after preliminary diagnosis of the patient. This procedure, despite extensive traumatic injuries to the airways, led to airway management, patient stabilization and allowed to perform further diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.