Children >1 year: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <14, amnesia >15 minutes for event, pene...
Eyewitness accounts are invaluable.
Details of who was caring for the child
Falls: Did LOC precede fall? Height of fall, surface of impact
History of epilepsy, cardiac problems
History of...
Airway, breathing, circulation
Cervical spine stabilization in unconscious patient
Prehospital stabilization: Avoid hypoxemia, hyperventilation, and hypotension (strong, possibly modifiable, i...
Majority of mild TBI patients recovery without significant sequelae
Presence of both hypoxemia and hypotension or traumatic cardiac arrest on arrival to ER bode poorly
24-hour GCS ...
Badjatia N, Carney N, Crocco TJ, et al. Guidelines for prehospital management of traumatic brain injury 2nd edition. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008;12(Suppl 1):S1–S52. [View Abstrac...
854.00 Intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
854.06 Intracranial injury of other and unspecified n...
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<bold>Figure 12.22. Contrecoup brain injury. A.</bold> CT image at bone window shows a fracture in the right posterior parietal bone (<i>arrow</i>). <bold>B.</bold> Same image at brain window shows areas of intracerebral hemorrhage in the frontal lobes (<i>arrows</i>). Notice the scalp hematoma (*) in the right occipital area.
<bold>Figure 12.22. Contrecoup brain injury. A.</bold> CT image at bone window shows a fracture in the right posterior parieta...