Facial Trauma 1: Setting the Scene

Question 1

What type of pattern does the incidence of facial injuries show?

Answer 1

Triphasic

Question 2

At what ages are the 3 peaks for facial injuries incidence?

Answer 2

<5yrs old
20- 30s (young people)
>75 yrs old (elderly)

Question 3

Give some reasons why facial injuries occur

Answer 3

falls
road traffic accidents
assaults

Question 4

Fill in the blanks: Facial injuries incidence varies with ….., ………. and ……….

Answer 4

age
gender
socioeconomic status

Question 5

Name the types of mechanisms of injury

Answer 5

• High energy
• High energy-penetrating
• Low energy
• Low energy-penetrating
• Bites

Question 6

What is the most common type of injury?

Answer 6

Dental injury

Question 7

Name other types of injuries that can occur and should be aware of

Answer 7

brain injury
chest injury
abdomen/pelvis injury
cervical spine injury
long bone injury

Question 8

Why can pelvic fractures be life threatening?

Answer 8

because you can loose a lot of blood. The abdomen and pelvis has large spaces so lots of blood can go into the abdomen pelvis region that you cannot see.

Question 9

What must we assess if a patient has a facial injury?

Answer 9

ABCD