Facial Injuries: Check Your Symptoms

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Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

A head injury: Go to the topic Head Injury, Age 4 and Older or Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger.
Eye injury: Go to the topic Eye Injuries.
Nose injury: Go to the topic Nose Injuries.
A mouth or dental injury: Go to the topic Mouth and Dental Injuries.

Yes: Do you have any difficulty breathing, talking, or swallowing?
Yes: Do you have a cut or puncture wound on your face?
Yes: Does your face look misshapen or swollen after an injury?
Yes: Have you had a jaw injury?
Yes: Do you have facial pain?
Yes: Do you have bruising or discoloration behind your ears, around your eyes, or under your tongue?
Yes: Do you think that a facial injury may have been caused by abuse?
Yes: Do you think you have an infection after a facial injury?
Yes: Do you have facial numbness or tingling after an injury?
Yes: Do you know or think you need a tetanus shot?

Other Symptoms to Watch For

Do you have any of the following symptoms?

Facial symptoms without an injury: Go to the topic Facial Problems, Noninjury.
Neck pain: Go to the topic Neck Pain.
An ear injury: Go to the topic Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger or Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older.
A cut, puncture, scrape, burn, or bite to the face: Go to the topics Cuts, Puncture Wounds, Scrapes, Burns, or Animal and Human Bites.

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

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Last updated:	May 15, 2007
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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