title: Management of the mangled face by a forward surgical team.
abstract: A mangled face is an uncommon injury that can occur in a combat zone as a result of blunt trauma, penetrating trauma or explosion injury. Despite the patient?s dramatic disfigurement, attention needs to focus on the basic ABC?s of initial trauma management. We present an injured Afghan civilian with a severe facial injury. Our approach to airway management, breathing evaluation and hemorrhage control are described. In addition we utilized two emergency hemorrhage control modalities that are usually associated with other areas of the body, a circumferential compression sling and a laparotomy sponge packing.
authors: Paul Anthony
authors: PA
authors: Brisson
authors: Michae
authors: M
authors: Woll
authors: Brett
authors: B
authors: Welden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D058109:Airway Management; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States