{
    "abstract": "A lightning strike is an extreme event with the highest mortality rate among electrical injuries. Death from a lightning strike is caused by either cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. It is rare for upper airway damage to occur, but in these cases, airway control is recommended. If transoral intubation is unsuccessful, an emergency cricothyrotomy should be considered. Our case report describes an emergency cricothyroidotomy performed in a harsh environment on a mountain 2300 m above sea level on a patient with extensive burns of his supraglottic structures, after being directly hit by a lightning strike.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "From the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, SS Filippo and Nicola Academic Hospital of Avezzano, L'Aquila, Italy.",
            "firstname": "Barbara",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Pizzi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Academic Hospital of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.",
            "firstname": "Emiliano",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Petrucci"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.",
            "firstname": "Franco",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Marinangeli"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright \u00a9 2023 International Anesthesia Research Society.",
    "doi": "10.1213/XAA.0000000000001688\n10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.166571",
    "journal": "A&A practice",
    "keywords": [],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2023-06-19",
    "pubmed_id": "37335890\n30892668\n9002581\n29707505\n23725520\n15516354\n17605780\n34756790\n17894649\n19457894\n20605389",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Emergency Cricothyrotomy in a Harsh Environment: A Case Report of Complete Airway Obstruction Following a Lightning Strike.",
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}