A man with a gunshot wound on his face was presented to the emergency department. Physical examination Patent airway which was hemodynamically steady Presence of a gunshot wound in the right mandible Absence of a bullet exit wound Clinical examination Oropharynx: Normal Placement of the trachea: Normal Normal and vivid breath sounds heard equally throughout the lung Tenacious dry cough Radiological examination Presence of a bullet-like foreign body on the right side of the chest ( Figures 1 and 2) CT scan of the head: Fractures of the right mandibular coronoid process and right pterygoid bone. What would be the next step in the treatment of this patient? A. Locally explore the mandibular wound. B.
Perform angiography. C. Perform a thoracotomy to remove the foreign body. D. Perform flexible bronchoscopy. Source: JAMA ##Disclaimer## The content provided on Docplexus is intended for…
