Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Volume 42
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  • Pages.39.1-39.5
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  • 2020
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  • 2288-8101(pISSN)
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  • 2288-8586(eISSN)
Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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Scalp injury management by a maxillofacial surgeon in a low-resource hospital

  • Frimpong, Paul (Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital) ;
  • Nguyen, Truc Thi Hoang (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Nimatu, Edinam Salia (Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital) ;
  • Amponsah, Emmanuel Kofi (Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Soung Min (Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.11.07
  • Accepted : 2020.11.25
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Background: Head or scalp injury is a life-threatening and typically accidental human injury. Most medical departments require immediate medical treatment and proper treatment with specialized medical personnel and facilities. However, in low-resource environments, such as the rural region of West Africa, the authors have treated emergency trauma patients and provided immediate treatment despite lack of resources. Case presentation: We reviewed three cases of scalp injury patients, with representative clinical information, and used these cases to outline feedback on scalp trauma treatment based on the specialty knowledge of general and emergency surgeon. Conclusions: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are medical specialists that can immediately diagnose and treat these scalp injuries based on their medical knowledge and experience with the maxillofacial region.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program funded by the Ministry of Education (2017R1D1A1B04029339) and by grant no 03-2019-0043 from the SNUDH Research Fund.

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