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Paul Frimpong1, Truc Thi Hoang Nguyen2, Edinam Salia Nimatu1
1Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana.
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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