The Value of Protocols: the Experience about a Facial Trauma Protocol Applied in the Emergency Room in a Research and Teaching Hospital in the North Part of Italy

Clara Sina; Laura Castoldi; Ornella D'Orto; Silvana Castaldi

doi:10.4081/jphr.2012.e38

The Value of Protocols: the Experience about a Facial Trauma Protocol Applied in the Emergency Room in a Research and Teaching Hospital in the North Part of Italy

J Public Health Res. 2012 Dec 28;1(3):240-2. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e38.

Authors

Clara Sina¹, Laura Castoldi², Ornella D'Orto³, Silvana Castaldi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Neuroradiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Cranda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milano.
² Emergency Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Cranda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milano.
³ Maxillo Facial Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Cranda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milano.
⁴ Post Graduate School in Public Health, University of Milano , Milano, Italy ; Quality Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Cranda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milano, Italy.

Abstract

This short paper describes the introduction of a clinical pathway for cranio-facial trauma (CFT) in an emergency room of a big research and teaching hospital.

Keywords: emergency room; facial trauma; protocol.

Publication types

Case Reports