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DeckerMed Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021 Approximately 5% of all cases of trauma involve injury to the neck. This relatively low incidence together with improvements in diagnostic modalities has led to continuing evolution in the management of neck trauma. Injuries to the neck can be the result of blunt and penetrating trauma.
Joseph M. Galante, Ian Elliott Brown
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018 Penetrating neck injuries are becoming more common because of the increasing prevalence of knife and gun crimes. The immediate and long-term consequences of injury to the neck can be significant because of the close relationship of important anatomical structures in a confined space. Delayed recognition of major injury and inadequate treatment results
J P Jeannon, A M Khan, J C Fleming
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Penetrating neck injuries [PDF]
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2007 The incidence of penetrating and lacerated neck injuries has been rising in recent decades largely because of urban violence. Injury to the neck frequently results in multiple regional injuries and in addition poses serious threat to vital structures in the neck.From 1999 to 2005, forty-two cases of penetrating neck injuries which were treated in our ...
Prashanth Kumar +4 more
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Penetrating Neck Injuries [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2002 Management of penetrating neck injuries is complicated by the anatomic high-density relationship between vascular, upper respiratory, digestive and neurological structures. Up to 30 % of the injuries involve multiple structures (1). Expeditious systematic assessment, decision-making and appropriate treatment is required to minimise catastrophic ...
K. Boffard, S. Moeng
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War Injuries to the Head and Neck [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1998 During the 1991-1992 war in Croatia, 7,043 wounded persons were treated at Dr Josip Bencević General Hospital in Slavonski Brod. Among them, 728 (580 soldiers and 148 civilians) had war injuries to the head and neck and were admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery.
Drago Prgomet +4 more
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Outcomes of open neck injuries
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Purpose: The neck is a particularly critical region for penetrating injuries due to the close proximity of the trachea, esophagus, blood vessels, and the spinal cord. An open neck injury has the potential for serious morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the assessment and management of open neck injuries.
Dongsub Noh, Jin Ho Choi
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, 1991 Post-traumatic dizziness or vertigo is one of the major complaints following head (Davies and Luxon 1995; Luxon 1996) or whiplash injuries (Oosterveld et al. 1991), not only in adults but also in children (Fried 1980; Vartainen et al. 1985). It accounts for increasing numbers of medicolegal claims.
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Management of penetrating neck injuries [PDF]
British Journal of Surgery, 2011 AbstractBackgroundRoutine surgical exploration after penetrating neck injury (PNI) leads to a large number of negative neck explorations and potential iatrogenic injury. Selective non-operative management (SNOM) of PNI is gaining favour. The present study assessed the feasibility of SNOM in PNI.MethodsSeventy-seven consecutive patients with PNI ...
K. C. A. L. Cheriex +5 more
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Penetrating neck injury by a sickle [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical MessageCT scan is the most important investigation in patients with penetrating neck injury in which it can show the extent of internal injury which may be overlooked. Without CT scan being performed, one should not try to remove foreign body by just pulling blindly, as it can injure vital structures.
Ramesh Parajuli, Suman Thapa
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