title: Diagnosis and management of common maxillofacial injuries in the emergency department. Part 1: Advanced trauma life support.
abstract: Maxillofacial injuries are often seen in the emergency department. Fractures of the facial skeleton are commonly seen after assault, road traffic accidents, falls, and sporting injuries in a ratio mandibular:zygoma:maxillary of 6:2:1. Clinicians must be familiar with their management so that appropriate treatment may be used.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Department, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK. ppoceallaigh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Ceallaigh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ekanaykaee
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Beirne
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods