Speaking Tracheostomy Tube and Modified Mouthstick Stylus in a Ventilator-Dependent Patient with Spinal Cord Injury

Communication is a serious problem for patients with ventilator-dependent tetraplegia. A 73-year-old man was presented at the emergency room in cardiopulmonary arrest after falling from a height of 2 m. After successful resuscitation, fractures of the cervical spine and cervical spinal cord injury w...

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Main Authors: Eiji Mitate, Kensuke Kubota, Kenji Ueki, Rumi Inoue, Ryosuke Inoue, Kenta Momii, Hiroshi Sugimori, Yoshihiko Maehara, Seiji Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/320357