Pharyngeal mechanical trauma

Pharyngeal mechanical trauma is mostly caused by direct external violence, such as war injuries, traffic accidents, work injuries, suicide, etc., and internal trauma such as surgical injuries, foreign body injuries, etc. The pharyngeal stab wounds or cuts are more common in the oropharynx and pharyngeal pharynx. The wounds are mostly between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage. Most of the cuts are sharp, and the cuts are caused by sharp weapons. Most cuts and wounds are blind tube injuries, skin puncture entrances are small, deep inward penetration, or penetrating injuries. A contusion is a blunt injury that can cause deep tissue rupture, and an explosion injury often causes extensive damage to the neck tissue.

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