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An airway emergency and a preventable death: underutilisation of bronchoscopic intubation

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A 34-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with worsening swelling of the face and neck for 2 days. The patient was evaluated in the ED a week earlier for… Click to show full abstract

A 34-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with worsening swelling of the face and neck for 2 days. The patient was evaluated in the ED a week earlier for a right molar tooth infection and was sent home on oral amoxicillin. The patient, however, experienced high-grade fever,

Keywords: underutilisation bronchoscopic; death underutilisation; emergency; emergency preventable; airway emergency; preventable death

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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