Figure 1: Example of an – intentional – “bug” in the first draft of the guideline on acute epiglottitis (source: author’s own archive)
Translation: Examination: Necessary: – inspection of the oral cavity (in children the inflammed epiglottis may be seen by applying strong pressure onto the base of the tongue without laryngoscopy); – indirect laryngoscopy (caution: awkwardly manipulations may cause fatal seizures of asphyxiation)