Treatment for head injury will be individualized for each patient depending upon the underlying injury and the patient's situation. As with any other injury, the ABCs of resuscitation take priority to restore or support breathing and circulation in the body. Care for the head injury often occurs ...
This is because, in the hospital, the aim is optimal definitive treatment. At the accident scene, the aim is prevention of secondary injury, rapid recording of the most important findings and safe efficient transport to the hospital. This short paper reviews how the local doctor should undertake...
This is because, in the hospital, the aim is optimal definitive treatment. At the accident scene, the aim is prevention of secondary injury, rapid recording of the most important findings and safe efficient transport to the hospital. This short paper reviews how the local doctor should undertake...
While head injuries are one of the most commoncauses of deathand disability in the United States, many patients with head injuries are treated and released from the emergency department after receiving treatment. Brain injury may be caused by a direct blow to the head, but shaking may also cau...
This is because, in the hospital, the aim is optimal definitive treatment. At the accident scene, the aim is prevention of secondary injury, rapid recording of the most important findings and safe efficient transport to the hospital. This short paper reviews how the local doctor should undertake...
Until January 2014, The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Head Injury Guidelines (CG56) issued to clinicians advised anticoagulated patients with a head injury should only receive CT imaging if loss of consciousness or amnesia was experienced. These guidelines have recently been updated...
FluidManagement • GuidelinesonDrugUsage • DetailedGuidelinesforHeadImaging • TransferfromPeripheralHospital • BaseofSkullFracture • Post-traumaticseizure • Post-concussionsyndrome • Appendix1:GlasgowComaScale (detailed) • Appendix2:HeadInjury-Instructions forParents • Appendix3:HeadInjury...
Clinical outcome of severe head injury using three different ICP and CPP protocol-driven therapies In the past 5 years, cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) management has become the standard in the treatment of severe head injuries. Guidelines published in... SJ Huang,WC Hong,YY Han,... - 《...
injury Hypertonic saline in head injury • Wade and colleagues performed a metaanalysis of 6 prospective, randomized, double-blind trials to evaluate the effect on survival after initial treatment with hypertonic saline solution in patients with TBI. ...
Under the new head injury guidelines, Jakob fulfilled several risk factors for a CT scan and observation. Mr Salter said it was comforting to know these guidelines were in place to ensure all children received the same treatment regardless of where they lived in Australia. ...