Management of trauma White weapons penetrating Head and Neck in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: About five reported cases

• Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery Vol. 78; p. 103840
• Main Authors: Magagi, A., Rabiou, M.S., Maikassoua, M., Habibou, R., Hassan, M.L., Boukari, M.B., Chaibou, M.S., Daddy, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: And neck; Case Series; Head; Knives; Management; Niger; Penetrating injuries; Penetrating injuries; Head; Management; And neck; Knives; Niger
• ISSN: 2049-0801; 2049-0801
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103840

We report five cases of craniocervical trauma with knives. The occurrence circumstances were common to all injuries. The trauma was caused by a knife during a fight or an intentional injury. All the victims were farmers or ranchers. Their average age was 17 years, with extremes of 13 and 22 years. The cause was most often community conflict. Pre-hospital transport was non-medical for all patients. The average admission time was 3 h and the average management time was 4 h. General anesthesia with orotracheal intubation was the anesthetic technique used. The average length of hospital stay was seven days. The prognosis was overall favorable and the patients returned home without any sequels. Feedback on the management of craniocervical trauma by knives in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: -Pre-hospital management: Non-medical pre-hospital management causes a delay in the initial treatment of severe trauma-Epidemiological aspect: severe and frequent trauma to a very young population-Therapeutic, and prognostic aspects: Multidisciplinary intra-hospital management with good and strict procedures between emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and surgeons allows for a favorable prognosis