Management of Maxillofacial Trauma in Attempt Suicide Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Management of Maxillofacial Trauma in Attempt Suicide Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic Via Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Published Ahead-of-Print The maxillofacial surgeon trained well to face the surgical challenges. In case of dealing with self-inflicted trauma, the surgeon must face the surgical as well as the psychological status of the patients. Five patients received in the emergency room suffering from maxillofacial trauma resulted from suicidal at tempts. Unfortunately, 1 patient died, the other patients managed by providing surgical and psychological support. The cornerstone of managing such type of trauma needs appropriate communication between the family, surgical team, and the psychiatric. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Saif Saadedeen Abdulrazaq, Assistant Professor, BDS, FIBMS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq; E-mail: saifdento@gmail.com, drsaif.sa@codental.uobaghdad.edu.iq Received 31 October, 2020 Accepted 4 December, 2020 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2021 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.