Background: Laryngotracheal wounds are rare; however, they have a significant mortality rate. Laryngeal injury forms less than 1% of all traumatic injuries. Despite being rare, they may be quite severe. Aim and Objective: To study laryngeal trauma and its management in our hospital settings. Material and Method: This was a prospective study conducted in Department of ENT, CAIMS Karimnagar, included 50 patients reported to OPD due to various aetiologies of Laryngeal trauma for the period of one year, after getting informed consent from patients, approved by institutional ethical committee and following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Among all 50 participants who were included in the study, 64% of them were male and 36% were female and majority of the patients were from the age group of 21 – 40 years followed by < 20 Years. majority of the patients were reported due to the Blunt Injury (Road traffic accidents, Cut Throat and Hanging) followed by intubation injury (Post Intubation) and penetrating Injury. But after management of the patients with above treatment procedures there was significant difference observed in outcomes of the patients, after treatment out of 50 patients 41 patients were able to speak and 43 patients were able to swallow. Conclusion: The role of the CT scan is crucial in decision making in blunt trauma cases. A multidisciplinary approach is required in trauma patients to identify other co-existing injuries.

Background: Laryngotracheal wounds are rare; however, they have a significant mortality rate. Laryngeal injury forms less than 1% of all traumatic injuries. Despite being rare, they may be quite severe. Aim and Objective: To study laryngeal trauma and its management in our hospital settings. Material and Method: This was a prospective study conducted in Department of ENT, CAIMS Karimnagar, included 50 patients reported to OPD due to various aetiologies of Laryngeal trauma for the period of one year, after getting informed consent from patients, approved by institutional ethical committee and following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Among all 50 participants who were included in the study, 64% of them were male and 36% were female and majority of the patients were from the age group of 21 – 40 years followed by < 20 Years. majority of the patients were reported due to the Blunt Injury (Road traffic accidents, Cut Throat and Hanging) followed by intubation injury (Post Intubation) and penetrating Injury. But after management of the patients with above treatment procedures there was significant difference observed in outcomes of the patients, after treatment out of 50 patients 41 patients were able to speak and 43 patients were able to swallow. Conclusion: The role of the CT scan is crucial in decision making in blunt trauma cases. A multidisciplinary approach is required in trauma patients to identify other co-existing injuries.