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Head/Pelvic Injury

Head + Pelvic Injuries

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What is Retrograde Amnesia? Inability to recall memories priory to injury
What is Anterograde Amnesia? Inability to form new memories
What signs would you see with a base of Skull Fracture? Raccoon eyes (Temporal Lobe) Battle Signs (Sphenoid process)
What is a focal Brain Injury? Confined to one area of the brain
What is a diffuse Brain injury? Shearing of the Brain longs connective nerve fibres
What is an Intercerebral Haemorrhage? Bleed within the brain
What is an Intraventricular Haemorrhage? Bleed around the brain
What is Coup + CounterCoup? Coup - site of Impact CounterCoup - Not the site of Impact When head moves back+forth
What is ICP Intercranial Pressure
What is Cushings Triad? Widened Pulse Pressure Bradycardia Irregular Resp Hypertension
What is a Le fort I fracture? Maxilla fracture
What is a Le fort II fracture? Midface - Nasal Bridge - Maxilla - Lacrimal bones - Orbital floor + Rim
What is a Le fort III fracture? Entire Midface - Posteriorly along medial wall of orbit
What are the types of Pelvic fractures? Lateral Compression - Internal rotation Anterior Posterior Compression - Open Pelvis Vertical Shear - Bone is displaced Vertically
Created by: Meganp7290
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