ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH FACIAL FRACTURES
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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
The comprehensiveness of the primary evaluation and management frequently determines whether the trauma patient survives his or her injuries. Injuries to the head and neck frequently involve the airway and major vessels; therefore, the ABCs of resuscitation must be strictly adhered to in the primary phase of assessment and management of the patient with maxillofacial fractures. As is the case with any patient presenting with a traumatic injury, attention must first be directed to the overall
MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES
Although a systematic approach to the examination of the patient's facial skeleton and surrounding tissues is mandatory, for educational purposes the authors have divided the face into skeletal regions and the examination and initial treatment of that region is discussed under each division.
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