title: Sideline management of facial injuries.
abstract: Physicians who cover sporting events frequently encounter facial injuries. These injuries include contusions, hematomas, abrasions, lacerations, ruptured tympanic membranes, and fractures. For most physicians covering events, the diagnoses and decisions on returning athletes to play must be made without many of the diagnostic tools available in the office, such as radiographs, nasopharyngoscopes, or CT scans. As a result, physicians must rely on focused histories and thorough physical examinations to make their diagnoses and ultimately determine if injured participants can continue in their respective events.
authors.affiliation: Romeo Medical Clinic, 1801 Colorado Avenue, Suite 120, Turlock, CA 95382, USA. dr.sam@tomeoclinic.com
authors.forename: Sam J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Chris J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hawley
authors.forename: Mike W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Ken A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Honsik
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005133:Eye Movements; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid