title: What you need to know about facial fractures: quick, appropriate interventions can save your patients life and improve her chances for a face-saving recovery.
authors.affiliation: Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital, Post Falls, Idaho, USA.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015984:Causality; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000628:therapy