Emergency MRI

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Zone III neck trauma demands an eval angiographically.  Trauma is trauma.  And if there is a vascular hit, waiting for a "hard sign" means its too late!  
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> From: SJASMD at aol.com
> Date: 2006/03/25 Sat PM 09:39:24 EST
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> Subject: Re: Emergency MRI
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> In a message dated 3/25/2006 8:06:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> errington at erringtonthompson.com writes:
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> No--why  would you need imaging to see a vascular occlusion in the neck--if
> there  are hard signs vascular injury, to OR.  If no hard signs, no  treatment
> needed--
> ERF 
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> what is the hard sign of a internal carotid occlusion in Zone III? How  often 
> is that seen? 
> not often enough in my experience
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> sal
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