facial trauma symposiums1-4

Question 1

what is the most common age to get facial trauma

Answer 1

3
25-30
75-80

Question 2

what is the most likely reason for facial traumas

Answer 2

facial traumas are triphasic-
falls
RTA - road traffic accidents
aSSAULTS

Question 3

which countries have the highest facial trauma injuries

Answer 3

australia and new zealand

Question 4

how does socioeconomic status affect facial trauma

Answer 4

more in lower socioeconomic status

Question 5

what is the likelihood of having facial trauma if you don’t wear a seatbelt

Answer 5

5 x more likely

Question 6

what is the link between facial injury and brain injury

Answer 6

almost 45% of people with facial injury have brain injury

Question 7

what is the link between facial injury and chest

Answer 7

1/3 of people with facial injury will have a chest injury

Question 8

what is the link between facial injury and pelvis injury

Answer 8

20%- you lose a lot of blood with abdomen fractures

Question 9

what is the link between facial injury and cervical spine

Answer 9

7% people that have facial injury have cervical spine

Question 10

what is the link between facial injury and long bone e.g. arm

Answer 10

5% facial injury have long bone injury

Question 11

what is the link between facial injury and dental injury

Answer 11

almost half of people with facial injury have a dental injury- always look in their mouths and do a intra oral exam