Ms.Rinta Rajan MSN (CVTS) HEAD INJURIES Ms.Rinta Rajan MSN (CVTS)
HEAD INJURY/TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Traumatic brain injury is an insult to the brain that is capable of producing physical , intellectual ,emotional , social and vocational changes.
ETIOLOGY Motor vehicle accidents Alcohol ingestion Driving without seat belts Assaults Falls Sports related injuries
MECHANISMS OF INJURY
Acceleration deceleration injuries Rotational injuries
Deformation injury
Penetrating head injury
Types of craniocerebral trauma PRIMARY INJURY SECONDARY INJURY
PRIMARY INJURIES
Scalp injuries LACERATION Clean the wound Debridement Suturing
ABRASION CLEAN THE WOUND APPLY DRESSING
Scalp contusion SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVES NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT
LINEAR FRACTURE SKULL FRACTURES
BASAL SKULL FRACTURE
Depression fracture Comminuted fracture
Brain injuries Open head injury
Closed head injury
concussions
contusions
Diffuse axonal injury
Secondary head injuries
Diagnostic tests GCS Pupillary changes Brain stem reflexes Vital signs Skull X Ray CT Scan MRI PET SPECT Laboratory studies Cerebral blood flow studies
Medical management Oxygenation Mannitol Maintain ICP Corticosteroids Fluid replacement and fluid restriction Sedation Paralytic agents Temperature control Prevent hypovolemic shock Prevent complications
Surgical management
Nursing management Nursing management
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