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Review article: Emergency department assessment and management of stab wounds to the neck
Author(s) -
Casey Sean J,
De Alwis Waruna D
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01285.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , emergency department , presentation (obstetrics) , stab wound , stab , general surgery , surgery , medical emergency , psychiatry
A stab wound to neck is an infrequent but highly important presentation to the ED in Australasia. Injuries to the two large neurovascular bundles that are vital to life might occur with associated injuries to midline aerodigestive structures. A literature review was undertaken to discuss the assessment and management of this injury in the emergency medicine setting.