Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , January 2006

Unusual placement of an endotracheal tube in a patient with blunt traumatic airway injuries

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PII: S1067-991X(05)00188-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2005.10.006

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , January 2006

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