We have MDs here. I have a question:
If this guy shot himself in the mouth. even if the bullet exited his neck (I am assuming the side of his neck, not straight back), how can he be intubated? Isn’t there damage inside his mouth?
I saw the pics. He has a mask over his nose and mouth and one picture showed an ambu bag, while another showed a respirator tube. At least on the left side of his face and neck, I saw no wounds.
Could someone with trauma experience explain what sort of damage would likely be incurred?
My only personal experience with trauma inside the mouth is a tooth extraction. I sure wouldn’t have wanted any foreign object inside my mouth even with that relatively low level of gum trauma.
Another wound issue: the Saudi royal relative has a burn on his hand. What I saw in the 2 pics available was a 4x4 gauze covering the back of his left hand. Otherwise, no burns, the fingers were interlaced, so probably no burns on the palm, either. Stove burns on hands are common and they are painful, yet this kid is sitting there with his hands together, smiling. A very minor little burn, it seems.
Meanwhile, there are people without limbs and with flesh shredded by shrapnel. They are the ones deserving of sympathy and compassion.
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An endotracheal tube can be inserted through either the mouth or nose. With severe oral trauma a tracheostomy can also be done