Resident Manual of Trauma to the Face, Head and Neck

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.

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