Abstract

BOZA MEJIAS, Yordany; SOTOLONGO TERRY, Orlando  and  OTERO ESPINO, Sahily. Stab Wound to the Face. A Case Presentation. Medisur [online]. 2012, vol.10, n.2, pp. 140-143. ISSN 1727-897X.

The case of a young male patient aged 34, brown skinned, of rural origin and with a history of good health is presented. The patient was admitted at the Emergency Room of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General University Hospital in Cienfuegos. As a result of a fight, he had received a stab wound to the left lower side of the face. Therefore, surgical emergency treatment was applied. The objective of this presentation is to emphasize the importance of a multifactorial attention that allows covering all vital parameters and controlling the patient’s hemodynamic status as well as that of the laboratory study, as appropriate, in order to obtain a rapid and effective behavior.

Keywords : facial injuries; wounds, penetrating; wounds and injuries.

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