Management of a respiratory emergency in the Antarctic winter: A case of foreign body aspiration

We report on a case of left main bronchus occlusion by an inhaled foreign body at a remote Antarctic scientific base during the austral winter. We present the dilemmas of on-site treatment and the challenges of aeromedical evacuation from such a remote environment.

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Coldron, Joanna

Date:
1 January, 2007
Journal/Source:
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine / 18
Page(s):
120-126
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.1580/06-WEME-CR-017R2.1