Original Article

PATIENTS PROFILE AND PATTERN OF INJURIES IN FACIAL TRAUMATISMS ATTENDED AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THE STATE OF ALAGOAS

Raphael Teixeira Moreira, Emanuel Dias de Oliveira e Silva, Jose Zenou Costa Filho

The trauma of the face appears with great incidence in physical aggressions and accidents, by the position of vulnerability in the body.This study collected data from patient with the aim of tracing the epidemiological profile of victims of facial trauma, with the following variables: gender, age, etiology, and alcohol intake. The lesion pattern, type and location on the face were also analyzed