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        <journal-title>Journal of Medical Insight</journal-title>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">299.12</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24296/jomi/299.12</article-id>
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        <article-title>Airway Assessment for Trauma Patients</article-title>
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      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <year>2024</year>
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      <volume>2024</volume>
      <issue>01</issue>
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        <copyright-year>2017</copyright-year>
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        <p>Airway injury, although rare, is a critical cause of early mortality in trauma patients, necessitating rapid and accurate assessment. This article outlines a systematic approach to airway evaluation based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) algorithm. Key steps include assessing airway patency through speech and abnormal sounds, detailed visual inspection of nasal and oral cavities, and careful examination of the anterior neck with spinal precautions. Frequent reassessment is emphasized to detect delayed complications. The approach guides emergency and trauma teams in timely identification and intervention of airway compromise.</p>
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