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A method for providing a unilateral pressure dressing in the neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. S. Thevasagayam ,
R. Suryanarayanan  and
R. J. Cullen
M. S. Thevasagayam
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK.
R. Suryanarayanan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK.
R. J. Cullen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK.
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Abstract

The application of a reliable adequate pressure dressing to one side of the neck has always proved difficult, because of the risk of occluding the airway and the vasculature. We describe a method of maintaining well-localized pressure to one side of the neck without undue pressure on the vasculature and the airway by using a stiff cervical collar. This method was used successfully in the conservative management of neck haematoma in two patients.

Keywords

NeckHaematomaBandages
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 37 - 38
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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