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Figure 5.6
Large progressive submandibular hemorrhage from a fractured mandible required urgent
airway management.
Figure 5.7
Comminuted body and tooth fractures following a blow with a metal pipe. Mandibular
fractures generally correspond to the “type of injury,” in this case producing comminuted
bone and tooth fractures from a hard object. This patient required urgent intubation due
to loss of the airway from submandibular hemorrhage.