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Review
. 2021 Sep;21(9):329-335.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2021.04.002. Epub 2021 Jul 12.

Initial management of blunt and penetrating neck trauma

J Shilston  1 , D L Evans  1 , A Simons  1 , D A Evans  1
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Review

Initial management of blunt and penetrating neck trauma

J Shilston et al. BJA Educ. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: neck; trauma.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig 1
Diagram showing the anatomical zone of penetrating neck injury.
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Fig 2
Intraoperative picture during a neck exploration and repair of a patient's common carotid artery (A) for a zone 1 penetrating neck injury (B).
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