Head Trauma

What is the outer most layer of the meninges?

Following a head injury, elevated blood pressure, slowing, depressed pulse-rate and irregular breathing are common signs of what life threatning condition?

What are raccoon eyes commonly a sign of?

You respond to an MVA with significant impact. You arrive on location to find a vehicle head-on with a tree. A 32 YOF patient is sitting on the side of the roadway. When you question her she is alert. She reports feeling dizzy and nauseous and asks if you can turn the lights off on the truck. She is unable to remember the crash. You observer a small laseration to the top of her forehead and hair in the windshield. No other obvious injuries are observered. Her vitals signs are the following: BP: 130/98 - PR: 110 - Skin: Warm&Dry - Eyes: sluggish O2: 99%. What condition is she most likely suffering from?

When assesing a car crash patient it important to look for what in the vehicle?

A subdural hematoma is pooling of the blood between what layers of the meninges?

Subdural Hematomas are usually slow bleeds because:

Which condition is more deadly and time sensitive?

You have 28 YOM who fell off a motorcycle without a helmet. He has an altered and worsening state of conscientiousness. He is experiencing left sided weakness, intense 10/10 sharp head pain and his pupils are unequal and unresponsive to light. His eyes are visibly swollen. What is he most likely suffering from?

You respond to an 85 YOM sick person. Upon arrival he states he's experiencing numbness in his extremities. He also complains of mild to moderate head pain and dizziness. His wife states he has been in and out of consiness a few times. After further questioning he reveals he fell down the stairs and hit his head a week earlier but didn't think it was serious enough that it needed to be check out.

You respond to Stony Point Elementary school for the 8 YOM who was struck in the head with a baseball. The Gym teacher states the student was unresponsvie for about 5-10 minutes. When you speak to the student he is crying due to a severe headache. He can't remember what happened and has a hard time lifting his right arm. You observe a goose-egg to the left side of his head. His pupils are sluggish and he slowly stops answering your questions. What is this patient more than likely suffering from?

You respond to a patient with a nail embeded in his scalp, how should you treat this patient?