Facial Trauma Flashcards
Common reasons to see facial trauma?
Occupational injuries
Interpersonal injuries - alcohol
Sports injuries
RTA
What is ATLS?
Advanced trauma life support
Why is ATLS used?
Allows to deal w/ multiple injuries and casualties
Deals w/ prioritisation
What approach should be followed when assessing trauma pt?
ABCDE Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure
What consider in airway maintenance?
How
Head tilt and chin lift
If concerned about c-spine injury = jaw thrust
How assess haemorrhage shock?
Blood loss in ml
Blood loss % of vol
Pulse rate
Blood pressure
Resp rate
Urinary output
How is disability measured?
Glascow coma scale - based on movement, verbal and eyes
Why might lose airway in OMFS situation?
Posteroinferior displacement of fractured maxilla = block nasopharyngeal airway
Bilateral fracture mandible - tongue obstruct nasopharynx
Haemorrhage of distinct vessels
Debris teeth, blood, dentures, vomit, bone
What might see in soft tissue injuries?
Abrasions, lacerations, incisions and tissue loss
What to be aware of with soft tissue injures?
Will scar - clean wound, remove foreign bodies, minimum debridement of tissue, re-align wound edge
What structure is highly aesthetic in regards to repair?
Vermillion border
What are the 3 phase of soft tissue healing?
- Haemostasis and inflammation
- Proliferation: angiogenesis, fibroplasia, epitheliasagtion and contraction of wound
- Maturation - reorganisation collagen
4 stages of bony healing of fracture?
Haematoma - bleed into injury = clot
Fibrocartillage callus forms
Bony callus forms
Remodelling
What problems can arise with bony healing?
Malunion - healed wrong place
Non-union
Most common reason see mandibular fracture?
Violence > RTA > falls
Most common location to have mandibular fracture
Condyle = 30%
Body/ angle = 25%
Least common place to get mandibular fracture?
Coronoid process
Ramus
What is favourable vs unfavourable fracture?
Favourable - muscle draws bony fragments together
Unfavourable - fragments displaced by musculature forces
What must all mandible fracture be?
Compound - all have communication w/ oral cavity via the PDL
How diagnose mandible fracture?
Hx
Exam
Radiograph
Imaging of choice for mandibular fracture?
PA mandible
OPT
CT if condylar fracture
Signs/ symptoms mandible fracture
Disturbed occlusion Numbness/ altered sensation division IDN Swelling Bruising Trismus Disturbed occlusion AOB Sublingual haematoma Mobility of fracture Mucosal tears Lost/ displaced teeth