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Maxillofacial Trauma

Assessment and management of facial injuries.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Maxillofacial SurgeryEmergency MedicineTrauma

Clinical Guidelines

Clinical guide for the management of non-coronavirus patients requiring Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery during the coronavirus pandemic
National
2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (CPR and ECC)
Local
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria®: Imaging of Facial Trauma
Local
Antibiotic prophylaxis in injury: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) guideline
Local
Joint Trauma System (JTS) Clinical Practice Guideline: Austere Resuscitative and Surgical Care (CPG ID:76)
Local
NICE guideline [NG39]: Major trauma: assessment and initial management
Local

Recent iatroX Q&As

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