Initial Evaluation and Management
Eye opening Points Verbal response Points Motor response Points Spontaneous 4 Oriented 5 Obeys commands 6 To voice 3 Confused 4 Purposeful movement 5 To pain 2 Inappropriate words 3…
Clearing the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma
© 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_12 12. Clearing the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma Margaret M. Griffen1 (1) Trauma Acute Care Surgery, Inova…
Interventional Radiology in the Civilian Neurotrauma Setting
Grade Description 1 Mild intimal injury or irregular intima 2 Dissection with raised intimal flap/intramural hematoma with luminal narrowing >25 %/intraluminal thrombosis 3 Pseudoaneurysm 4 Vessel occlusion/thrombosis 5 Vessel transection Biffl…
Evidence-Based Review of the Use of Steroids in Neurotrauma
© 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_9 9. Evidence-Based Review of the Use of Steroids in Neurotrauma Yiping Li1 , Kimberly Hamilton1 and Joshua Medow1 (1)…
Communication Between Teams and Multidisciplinary Rounds and Single Primary POC for Family Communication—Lessons Learned and Who’s in Charge?
© 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_2 2. Communication Between Teams and Multidisciplinary Rounds and Single Primary POC for Family Communication—Lessons Learned…
Prehospital Care and EMS Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS Injuries
(1) Inadequate or threats to airway (2) Impaired ventilation or respirations (3) Significant external or suspected internal hemorrhage (4) Abnormal neurologic status a. Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) < 14 b. Seizure…
The Difficult Conversation
© 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_1 1. The Difficult Conversation Leon E. Moores1, 2, 3 (1) Professor of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,…
Trauma Resuscitation and Fluid Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS 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_7 7. Trauma Resuscitation and Fluid Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS Injury George P. Liao2 and…
AIS Versus ISS Versus GCS—What’s Going on Here?
Eye opening (E) Verbal response (V) Motor response (M) 4—spontaneous 5—oriented 6—spontaneous 3—to verbal command 4—confused 5—localizes to pain 2—to pain 3—inappropriate words 4—withdraws to pain 1—none 2—incomprehensible sounds 3—flexor/decorticate…
Rural and Austere Environments
© 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_4 4. Rural and Austere Environments Jeffrey M. Lobosky1, 2 (1) Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California,…
