An unusual and potentially life-threatening complication arising from a relatively common event—bleeding due to traumatic laryngeal mask insertion—is presented. It demonstrates that the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) cannot always be relied upon to protect the lower airway from upper airway bleeding.
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