Emergency department management of maxillofacial trauma

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Lynham, Anthony J ^a   Hirst, Julian P ^b   Cosson, John A ^a   Chapman, Pat J ^a,c   McEniery, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Emergency management; Maxillofacial trauma

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 2142826732     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00536.x     Document Type: Review

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