Hussain S A
JACEP. 1977 Nov;6(11):500-3. doi: 10.1016/s0361-1124(77)80389-4.
The fibertopic bronchoscope was used in 14 cases in the emergency department between September 1974 and September 1976 at Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. It was used successfully to remove foreign bodies from the trachea and esophagus; in difficult or hazardous endotracheal intubation; intubation in a victim of cardiac arrest with a cervical deformity; evaluation of laryngeal and tracheal injury; localization of bleeding from the posterior nose; evaluation of hemoptysis, and evaluation of thermal injuries from smoke inhalation.
1974年9月至1976年9月期间，在宾夕法尼亚州洛克黑文市的洛克黑文医院和俄亥俄州托莱多市的圣查尔斯医院的急诊科，对14例患者使用了纤维支气管镜。它成功地用于从气管和食管中取出异物；用于困难或危险的气管插管；用于颈椎畸形的心脏骤停受害者的插管；评估喉和气管损伤；确定后鼻孔出血的部位；评估咯血，以及评估烟雾吸入造成的热损伤。
