Associated Musculoskeletal Injuries
Fig. 17.1 a–c Preoperative CT scans of an unstable thoracic chance fracture, which is a flexion injury of the thoracic spine, demonstrated by the anterior vertebral body compression fracture with a…
Functional Restoration for Neurological Trauma: Current Therapies and Future Directions
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores (eds.)Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient10.1007/978-3-319-40208-6_28 28. Functional Restoration for Neurological Trauma: Current Therapies and Future Directions James Leiphart1 (1) Dept. of…
Rehabilitation in the Setting of Neurotrauma
Injury severity Glasgow coma scale Post-traumatic amnesia Structural imaging Loss of consciousness (LOC) Alteration of consciousness/mental state Mild 13–15 <24 h Normal 0–30 min A moment up to 24 h Moderate 9–12 1–7 days…
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores (eds.)Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient10.1007/978-3-319-40208-6_25 25. Therapeutic Hypothermia for Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Shamir Haji1 and Geoffrey S. F. Ling1, 2 …
Nutrition, Antibiotics, and Post-traumatic Seizure Prophylaxis
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores (eds.)Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient10.1007/978-3-319-40208-6_24 24. Nutrition, Antibiotics, and Post-traumatic Seizure Prophylaxis Erik J. Teicher1 and Christopher P. Michetti1 (1) Trauma Services, Inova Fairfax…
Coagulopathy in Traumatic Brain Injury
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores (eds.)Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient10.1007/978-3-319-40208-6_21 21. Coagulopathy in Traumatic Brain Injury John Dunford1 (1) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda,…
Mass Casualty Events and Your Hospital
Fig. 3.1 SALT mass casualty triage. LSI Life saving intervention Fig. 3.2 Three tiered triage system As mentioned above, the triage process should be very quick; approximately 1 min per patient. Triage…
Neuro Anesthetic Considerations
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores (eds.)Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient10.1007/978-3-319-40208-6_18 18. Neuro Anesthetic Considerations John Dunford1 (1) Neuro Anesthesiologist, Director Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Walter Reed National Military…
Multiple Surgical Teams in the O. R. at Once—Priority of Effort and Who Takes the Lead?
Fig. 15.1 Management of polytrauma patient at risk for intracranial injury The initial Glasgow coma score (GCS) score can be added to the decision-making process as an indicator of the severity…
Transport of the Neurotrauma Patient
Airway secure/controlled Chest, need for needle decompression Hemorrhage, external, controlled/adjuncts (TXA, blood products) C- Collar/spine precautions need Splinting Monitoring (O2 Sat, ETCO2) Medications (Sedation, pain, seizure, RSI, and ICP elevation)…
