Chapter 29 Head And Neck Injuries Flashcards
A brain injury that occurs when the force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue causes injury on the opposite side of the original impact
Coop, contra, coop entries
Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture
Battle signs
Bleeding in the sub arachnoid space, where the cerebral spinal fluid circulates
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
The after affects of the primary injury includes abnormal processes, such as cerebral edema, increased, intracranial, pressure, cerebral ischemia, and hypoxia. An infection onset is often delayed following the primary brain injury.
Secondary injury
The recommended procedure for moving a patient with a suspected spinal injury from the ground to a longboard or other spinal precaution device
Four person log roll
Injury to the head often caused by a penetrating object in which there may be bleeding and exposed brain tissue
Open head injury
Inability to remember events after an injury
Anterograde amnesia
An abnormal, breathing pattern associated with increased intercranial pressure that is characterized by deep rapid breathing this pattern is similar to Kussmaul respirations, but without an acetone breath odor
Central neurogenic hyperventilation
The inability to remember events, leading up to a head injury
Retrograde amnesia
An injury to the brain, and it’s associated structures that is a direct result of impact to the head
Primary injury
Injuries in which load is applied along with vertical or longitudinal axis of the spine which results in load being transmit it along the entire length of the vertebral column, for example, falling from a height, and landing on the feet in an upright position
Axial loading injuries
An accumulation of blood beneath the Dura matter, but outside the brain
Subdural hematoma
They had position in which the patient eyes are looking straight ahead and head and torso are in line
Eyes forward position
Tough elastic structures between a joining vertebrae the actor shock absorbers
Intervertebral disc
Actions of the body that are not under a persons, conscious control
Involuntary activities
Swelling of the brain
Cerebral edema
Bleeding within the brain tissue (parenchyma) itself also referred to as an intraparenchymal hematoma
Intracerebral hematoma
A traumatic insult to the brain, capable of producing physical, intellectual, emotional social and vocational changes
 Traumatic brain injury
Three distinct layers of tissue that surrounds and protects the brain and the spinal cord within the skull and the spinal canal
Meninges
Actions that we consciously perform in which sensory input or conscious thought, determines a specific muscular activity
Voluntary activities
An accumulation of blood between the skull and the Dura matter
Epidural hematoma
Bruising under the eyes, that may indicate a skull fracture
Raccoon eyes
The pressure within the cranial vault
Intracranial pressure
Fractures that usually occur following diffuse impact to the head generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull. It can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph.
Basilar skull fractures
Fractures that commonly occur in the tempoparietal region of the school, and are not associated with deformities to the skull account for 80% of skull fractures also referred to as nondisplaced skull fractures
Linear skull fractures
A temporary loss or alteration of part, or all of the brains, ability to function without actual physical damage to the brain
Concussion
Injury in which the brain has been injured, but the skin has not been broken and there is no obvious bleeding
Closed head injury
