Young children are often frightened and in pain. Through kindness, patience, and distraction, cooperation can be gained.
Sedation may be required to perform a thorough...
Surgical cricothyroidotomy should not be considered in children age <10 yr.
Needle cricothyroidotomy with jet ventilation may be attempted if intubation attempts fa...
Infection can emerge from multiple stages during the treatment process, particularly if there is extensive soft tissue involvement.
Scarring can occur depending on the suturin...
Colucciello SA, Sternbach G, Walker SB. The treacherous and complex spectrum of maxillofacial trauma: etiologies, evaluation, and emergency stabilization. Emerg Med Rep. 1995;...
Le Fort fractures are typically the result of high-velocity blunt force trauma to the midface, thus evaluation for concurrent cervical spine injury and intracranial trauma must be cons...
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