A cranio-encephalic trauma (TBI) is defined as a traumatically induced structural insult and/or an alteration of physiological brain functions as a result of an external force that produces the onset or worsening of clinical symptoms, and a prompt and structured clinical observation is mandatory. To promotes effective clinical assessment and right care for the severity of head injury, early management, observation, therapy, indications for and timing of CT scans and transport decisions are addressed in this chapter.
Diomedi, M., ConsoliCorrado Iaccarino, D., Lunardi, P., Novegno, F., Provinciali, L. (2021). Head Injuries. In G. Micieli (a cura di), Decision Algorithms for Emergency Neurology (pp. 335-357). Springer, Cham [10.1007/978-3-030-51276-7].
Head Injuries
Marina Diomedi
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Pierpaolo LunardiMembro del Collaboration Group
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2021-01-01
Abstract
A cranio-encephalic trauma (TBI) is defined as a traumatically induced structural insult and/or an alteration of physiological brain functions as a result of an external force that produces the onset or worsening of clinical symptoms, and a prompt and structured clinical observation is mandatory. To promotes effective clinical assessment and right care for the severity of head injury, early management, observation, therapy, indications for and timing of CT scans and transport decisions are addressed in this chapter.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
