Open AccessPenetrating facial injury by a wooden log
Author(s) -
S Mohan,
George K. Varghese,
Sanjay Kumar,
Dinesh Pambungal Subramanian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.154844
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , airway , airway management , cervical spine , advanced trauma life support , penetrating trauma , surgery , accidental fall , facial trauma , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , blunt , physics , acoustics , psychiatry
Penetrating facial injuries are potentially dangerous and require emergency management because of the presence of vital structures in the face and it may be life threatening especially when the injury involves airway, major blood vessels, spinal cord and cervical spines. Penetrating injuries of facial region can occur due to missile injuries, blast injuries, accidental fall on sharp objects such as sticks or glass and motor vehicle accidents etc., Indications for immediate surgical management of penetrating neck injuries include airway management and hemodynamic instability according to advanced trauma life support protocol.