Unstawble patients with penetrating neck trauma should receive definitive care in the operating room.
Stable patients should be transferred to a trauma center.
Occlusive dressings that are soaked...
Careful examination of the wound to determine integrity of the platysma
Wounds should never be blindly probed because this may result in uncontrolled hemorrhage.
Lateral neck radiograph to eva...
Esophageal and venous injuries are subtle and often missed.
Initial stabilization: “C-ABCDE” approaches. “C” refers to circulation and hemorrhage control and “A” refers to air...
Inaba K, Munera F, McKenney M, et al. Prospective evaluation of screening multislice helical computed tomographic angiography in the initial evaluation of penetrating neck injuries....
The majority of penetrating neck injuries occur at zone II between the cricoid cartilage to the mandibular angle.
Exsanguination is the most common cause of immediate death, so hemorrha...
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