“The face” does not only have an aesthetic value but also hosts most important sensory organs of the body. Doctors are often taken to an accident scene or emergency case where they come across an incident of facial injury. In most of the cases, urgent care is warranted for the facial injuries. But, unavailability of resources may demand doctors to have proper prehospitalization management of such cases. The face is vital to human appearance and function.
Facial injuries can weaken a patient's ability to eat, speak, interact with others, and perform other important functions. Studies suggest that disfiguring facial injuries can have severe psychological and social impact too. The treatment of facial injuries must first focus on threats to life, but important secondary considerations are function and longterm cosmesis. Primary prehospital management: Clinicians should note that while…