Question

A 52-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her face when her truck collided with another vehicle. She has obvious swelling to her facial area and several dislodged teeth. A visual exam of her mouth reveals minimal bleeding. She is conscious and alert with a blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg, pulse of 110 beats/min, and respirations of 22 breaths/min with adequate tidal volume. You should:

Answer 1

A 52-year-old female patient with trauma to the face due to vehicular collision, awake, conscientious, oriented with stable vital signs, and who presents the physical examination with facial edema with loss of some teeth, deserves first of all, leave under medical observation, request a spine x-ray. cevical and maxillary, the same as cranial vault; dental evaluation for implanting extracted teeth. revaluation with result.