Ingestion of a laryngoscope light bulb during delivery room resuscitation

To the Editor.— Neonatal resuscitation involves management of the airway and at times requires laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. These procedures can be associated with iatrogenic complications, one of which is described below. The patient was intubated at the referring hospital because of m...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1991-04, Vol.87 (4), p.581-582
Main Authors: Naumovski, L, Schaffer, K, Fleisher, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Laryngoscopes
Radiography
Resuscitation
Stomach - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:To the Editor.— Neonatal resuscitation involves management of the airway and at times requires laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. These procedures can be associated with iatrogenic complications, one of which is described below. The patient was intubated at the referring hospital because of meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. He required mechanical ventilation and was transported to our hospital. A bullet-shaped radiopaque object was noted on the chest roentgenogram from the referring hospital. Its presence was confirmed on subsequent films at our hospital (Figure).
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.87.4.581