Maxillofacial Trauma

Assessment and management of facial injuries.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Maxillofacial SurgeryEmergency MedicineTrauma

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Clinical Guidelines

Clinical guide for the management of non-coronavirus patients requiring Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery during the coronavirus pandemic

2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (CPR and ECC)

American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria®: Imaging of Facial Trauma

Antibiotic prophylaxis in injury: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) guideline

Joint Trauma System (JTS) Clinical Practice Guideline: Austere Resuscitative and Surgical Care (CPG ID:76)

NICE guideline [NG39]: Major trauma: assessment and initial management