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49 - Neck Trauma

from Section 11 - Trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

By
Vishal Demla
Edited by
Kaushal Shah  and
Jarone Lee
Edited in association with
Clark G. Owyang  and
Benjamin Christian Renne
Kaushal Shah
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Summary

  • The incidence of penetrating neck trauma is reported to be approximately 1–5% of all traumatic injuries. Innocuous-appearing neck injuries have the potential to cause either immediate or delayed life-threatening injuries and complications. Penetrating neck injuries are generally described according to the zones of the neck. This helps to define the potentially injured structures and allows for a common nomenclature.

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zones of the neckairwaybleedinghard signssoft signspenetrating neck injuryblunt cerebrovascular injuryCT angiogram
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Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care , pp. 528 - 537
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Neck Trauma
  • Edited by Kaushal Shah, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Jarone Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Edited in association with Clark G. Owyang, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Benjamin Christian Renne, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Book: Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052566.061
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  • Neck Trauma
  • Edited by Kaushal Shah, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Jarone Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Edited in association with Clark G. Owyang, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Benjamin Christian Renne, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Book: Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052566.061
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  • Neck Trauma
  • Edited by Kaushal Shah, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Jarone Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Edited in association with Clark G. Owyang, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, Benjamin Christian Renne, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Book: Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052566.061
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