Soft tissue facial injuries related to vehicular accidents.
Most facial injuries are not dire emergencies, except in the case of airway obstruction and in unrecognized, prolonged bleeding or oozing from facial wounds. Yet one must keep in mind the psychologic impact that facial injuries may have upon the patient and his family.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D004630:Emergencies; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D009407:Nerve Block; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000628:therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous