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MC head injury seen in children
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Cerebral concussion
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List the 3 grades of Concussion
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Grade 1: patient has confusion, but no amnesia or loss of consciousness
Grade 2: confusion + amnesia, no loss of consciousness Grade 3: Confusion + Amnesia + loss of consciousness |
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What are the recommendations for returning to play in contatct sports after a concussion for each grade?
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Grade 1 = if asymptomatic, may return to contact sports in 20 minutes
Grade 2: if asymptomatic for 1 wk, may return to contact sports in 1 wk Grade 3: if asymptomatic for 1 wk, may return to contact sports in 1 month |
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When can a 2nd-time Grade 1 pt return to play in contact sports? Grade 2?
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in 2 wks after being asymptomatic for a week
1 month after being asymptomatic for a wk |
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This is a rapidly accumulating hematoma b/w the Dura & the Cranium
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Epidural hematoma
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Describe how Epidural hematoma's occur
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Laceration of the Middle Meningeal Artery
Pt's have hx of head trauma with loss of consciousness, then a lucid period, followed by loss of consciousness. Clinical onset occurs over minutes to hours |
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Hematoma that occurs when there is tearing of a bridging vein between the cerebral cortex & a draining venous sinus
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Subdural hematoma
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Crescent-shaped hemorrhage compressing the brain is noted on CT of the head
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Subdural hematoma
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Bruising of the brain parenchyma = ?
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Cerebral contusion
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Where do the majority of Contusions occur?
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Frontal & temporal lobes
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What does a CT of Cerebral contusion look like?
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Multiple low-density areas & punctate hemorrhages
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What are some complications of Cerebral contusion?
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Cerebral edema
Transtentorial herniation |
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Define Drowing & Near Drowning
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death within 24 h of submersion
survival > 24 h after submersion whether a person later survives or not |
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Why may pt's who drown in freshwater have more lung damage?
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secondary to the hypotonic fluid washing out surfactant
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What may pts who drown in Saltwater be more prone to?
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Pulmonary edema
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What may be seen in a patient after cold saltwater drowning?
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Rhabdomyolysis
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Define the 3 degree's of burns
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1st degree = involve only the epidermis
-skin is painful & red 2nd degree = involves both the epidermis & dermis -painful blisters are usually associated w/ superficial 2nd degree burns -deep 2nd degree burns may be white & painless & may require grafting 3rd degree = full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis & all of the dermis -painless & require grafting |