Flight Nurse Practitioner Cleveland Metro Life Flight Grafton, Ohio, United States
Chief Complaint: My Brain Hurts Traumatic brain injuries account for a significant number of air and ground critical care transports today. In this lecture, you will be given the opportunity to see and understand 5 common types of insults to the brain including EDH, SDH, Anoxic brain injury, GSW, and an infratentorial hemorrhage. A large portion of this lecture will show you the full series of CT images and will follow with the patient assessment, treatment plans and hospital course.
Learning Objectives:
Identify normal CT brain anatomy.
Recognize 5 common TBI’s on CT imaging including epidural, subdural, anoxic brain injury, GSW to the head, and infratentorial hemorrhage.
Formulate a plan of care for TBI based on CT findings and physical examination.
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