J Korean Soc Traumatol.
2015 Sep;28(3):198-201. 10.0000/jti.2015.28.3.198.
Wound Probing in Neck Trauma Patients
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- 1Department of Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. ssulyh@eulji.ac.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- KMID: 2224061
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jti.2015.28.3.198
Abstract
- Neck trauma is a relatively uncommon but can be a life-threatening injury. Several guidelines for neck trauma is established to recommend a proper management such as no clamping of bleeding vessels, no probing of wounds, Trendelenberg position for preventing venous air embolism. Here, we present a regretful case of 49-year-old man with neck trauma presenting undesired bleeding after probing of wound, and then discuss about treatment guildeline for neck trauma with a review.
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