Welcome back to another episode of EMplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. This month, we’ll be talking “Maxillofacial Trauma in the Emergency Department.”

This episode’s content was curated by Drs. Devjani Das, MD, RDMS, FACEP, and Lea Salazar, MD. Both of Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Northwell Health-Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY. Don’t miss it!

Topics:

Overview on Maxillofacial Trauma

Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Trauma

Fracture Types:

Nasal bone fractures

Mandibular fractures

Orbital fractures

Zygomatic fractures

Maxillary fractures or Le Fort fractures

Le Fort 1 fractures or horizontal fractures

Le fort 2 fractures or pyramidal fractures

Le Fort 3 fractures or transverse fractures

Frontal bone fractures

Prehospital Care

Initial ED Evaluation and Management

10 Steps of the Physical Exam

Diagnostic Testing, Treatment, and Disposition

Imaging Specific to Each Injury

Management of Each Injury

Special Populations

Controversies and Cutting-Edge A

Disposition

Quick Rundown of the Key Take-Home Points

Links and Resources:

Maxillofacial Trauma: Managing Potentially Dangerous and Disfiguring Complex Injuries - https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopic&topic_id=538

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine - http://medicine.hofstra.edu/

Northwell Health-Staten Island University - https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/locations/staten-island-university-hospital

Clinical Decision Making in Emergency Medicine - http://www.clinicaldecisionmaking.com/

EMplify Twitter Account - @ebmedicine

Email: [email protected]