Anatomy
The term for the three layers of tissue that protect the brain from injury.
What are the meninges?
This type of injury involves bone ends pushed inward toward the brain.
What is a depressed skull fracture?
This section of the primary assessment can heighten your suspicion that a potential injury did occur.
What is mechanism of injury (MOI)?
Due to the similarities in presentation this brain injury is often mistaken for intoxication.
What is a subdural bleed?
This is used to pack the ear to stop bleeding.
What is nothing?
The bleeding ear does not get packed.
This part of the brain is responsible for most conscious and sensory functions, the emotions, and the personality.
What is the cerebrum?
Build up of intracranial pressure is not typically seen with this type of skull fracture.
What is an open fracture?
In male patients, an involuntary, prolonged erection which results from loss of nervous stimulation.
What is a priapism?
The Glasgow Coma Score for a patient who is unresponsive.
What is three?
Patients on this type of medication are at greater risk for intercranial bleeds.
What are blood thinners?
The dense, serous substance which cushions the brain.
What is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
Racoon's eyes or Battle's Sign are indicators of this type of skull fracture.
What is a basilar skull fracture?
In the absence of neurological deficit, this type of trauma does not require spinal motion restriction.
What is penetrating trauma?
A nonpurposeful pain response characterized flexion of the arms across the chest and extension of the legs.
What is decortication?
This is the most common sign of brain injury.
What is altered mental status?
The bone which makes up the posterior skull.
What is the occiput?
The term for the brain being pushed through the foramen magnum due to rising intracranial pressure.
What is herniation?
What is neurogenic shock?
Hypertension and bradycardia are noted in a patient with an epidural hematoma. The individual is likely exhibiting this.
What is Cushing's Reflex?
Reflex tachycardia, tachypnea, and cool, pale, clammy skin are not seen in this type of shock.
What is neurogenic shock?
The opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
What is the foramen magnum?
A head injury which classically presents with unresponsiveness followed by a lucid period and the unresponsiveness.
What is an epidural hematoma?
This type of spinal injury disrupts the spinal tracts on only one side of the cord.
What is Brown-Séquard syndrome?
An abnormal finding in adults which is elicited by rubbing a sharp object along the sole of the foot.
What is a Babinski reflex?
The ventilatory rate for an adult exhibiting Cushing's Triad.
What is once every 3 seconds?