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KMID : 1190620070030010033
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Journal of the Korean Wound Care Society
2007 Volume.3 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.37
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Clinical Evaluation of Facial Laceration Patients Who Visited Emergency Medical Center
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Hur Chul
Lim So-Young
Mun Goo-Hyun
Hyun Won-Sok
Bang Sa-Ik
Oh Kap-Sung
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Abstract
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Facial laceration is a common problem in the emergency room that is frequently associated with other craniofacial injuries. It elicits an emotional response from the patient because of the underlying concern of permanent scar and secondary facial disfigurement, so they demand prompt and adequate treatment. The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence, etiology, depth, and site of facial laceration to provide basic data for further understanding. This study reviewd facial laceration patients treated in the emergency room at Samsung medical hospital between January 2006 and December 2006. This retrospective study was done by reviewing and analyzing the sex and age distribution, the monthly and daily distributions, the causes of injury, the types of injury, the sites of injury, the lengths of the lacerations, and associated injuries. The sex ratio of men to women was 1.8：1, and the 0∼10 age group was at the top of the age distribution. The number of patient was the highest on sundays and during December. About 9.1% of the patients visited the emergency room between 8:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. Falls (48.3%) were the most common cause of facial laceration, and simple laceration (58.0%) was the most common type of facial laceration. The most common laceration site was the forehead, followed by the left periorbital area and the chin. The most common associated craniofacial injury was nasal bone fracture. Facial laceration is one of the most common craniofacial injuries in the emergency room. By now, most lacerations have been repaired by plastic surgeons. But, the causes of lacerations are diverse and many patients are admitted due to the associated injuries. Therefore, emergency physicians should participate more aggressively in the care of facial laceration patients to improve the outcome of the patients. (J Korean Wound Care Soc 2007;3:33-37)
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KEYWORD
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Emergency room, Facial laceration
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