Emergency Management Flashcards
Most common type of skull fracture
Linear
Most severe type of skull fracture
Basiler
two or more pieces of fracture fragments
comminuted
assoicated conditions with a skull fracture
intracranial hemorrhage
high risks for a CCHR CT of someone with a head injury. 5
age 65 or older, basilar fracture, vomit, open skull
Epidural Hematoma results from blank and is due to a fracture of the
middle mengeal arteries bursting and is due to skull fracture
Explain the classic pattern of epidural hematoma
immediate LOC, regain of neurosymptsoms, them degressive mental dstatus
subdural hematoma is caused by the breaking of
dural veins bridging
What is the most common form ofsubdural hematoma
acute
Classic signs of a subdural hematoma 3
unconsciousness, asymmetrical pulpils, and abnormal posture
Classic signs and symptoms of a subarachnoid hemmorrhage3
severe non traumatic headache, loss of consciousness, vomiting, neck stiffness
two types of intracerebral heorrhage
cerebral contusion and intracerebral hematoma
getting a concussion increase
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