Vehicle occupants who wear seat belts have a lower incidence of TBI after a motor vehicle accident. However, if the strap is situated across the front of the neck (instead of the chest), this increases the risk of tracheal injury. Design of medical instruments can be modified to prevent iatrogenic TBI, and medical practitioners can use techniques that reduce the risk of injury with procedures such as tracheotomy.
Tracheobronchial injury
Pulmonary aspiration
Air embolism
Urinothorax
Thoracic aorta injury
Foreign body aspiration
Aspiration pneumonia
Tracheal deviation