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Case #5 -
A 21 year old stabbed in the L anterior neck

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
8.) Which patients can be managed nonoperatively?

Nonoperative management:


  • Zone I: no symptoms and negative workup.

  • Zone II: stable and no expanding hematoma, no airway compromise, and no significant external hemorrhage

  • Zone III: asymptomatic patient and stable

 
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