Guidelines for emergency tracheal intubation immediately after traumatic injury

MC Dunham, RD Barraco, DE Clark… - Journal of Trauma …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Hypoxia and obstruction of the airway are linked to preventable and potentially preventable
acute trauma deaths. 1–4 There is substantial documentation that hypoxia is common in …

Emergency care in facial trauma—a maxillofacial and ophthalmic perspective

M Perry, A Dancey, K Mireskandari, P Oakley, S Davies… - Injury, 2005 - Elsevier
Facial trauma, with or without life-and sight-threatening complications, may arise following
isolated injury, or it may be associated with significant injuries elsewhere. Assessment …

Facial fractures and concomitant injuries in trauma patients

A Alvi, T Doherty, G Lewen - The laryngoscope, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis Maxillofacial fractures often occur with serious concomitant
injury in trauma patients, and knowledge of the type and severity of associated injuries can …

Occurrence and types of associated injuries in patients with fractures of the facial bones

H Thorén, J Snäll, J Salo, L Suominen-Taipale… - Journal of oral and …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To identify the occurrence, types, and severity of associated injuries outside the
facial region among patients diagnosed with facial fractures, and to analyze whether there …

Ketamine for prehospital use: new look at an old drug

JE Svenson, MK Abernathy - The American journal of emergency medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Ketamine has been used extensively for analgesia and anesthesia in
many situations, including disaster surgery where extra personnel and advanced monitoring …

A nationwide review of the associations among cervical spine injuries, head injuries, and facial fractures

RP Mulligan, JA Friedman… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Several small studies have investigated the relationship among facial fractures,
c-spine injuries, and head injuries with varying results. Determining this correlation at a …

The prevalence of cervical spine injury, head injury, or both with isolated and multiple craniomaxillofacial fractures

RP Mulligan, RC Mahabir - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Several studies have reported the relationship among craniomaxillofacial
fractures, cervical spine injuries, and head injuries with varying results. Life-threatening …

Facial fractures

R Ghosh, K Gopalkrishnan - Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze the incidence of
facial fractures along with age, gender predilection, etiology, commonest site, associated …

Maxillofacial fractures in older patients

K Yamamoto, Y Matsusue, K Murakami, S Horita… - Journal of oral and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the trends and characteristic
features of maxillofacial fractures in older patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The data …

Management of maxillofacial injuries with severe oronasal hemorrhage: a multicenter perspective

TH Cogbill, CC Cothren, MK Ahearn… - Journal of Trauma …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Airway establishment and hemorrhage control may be difficult to achieve in
patients with massive oronasal bleeding from maxillofacial injuries. This study was …