PPT-Consciousness and Head Trauma

By Alex Hammant and Phil Copeman What 3 things is a normal state of Consciousness dependent on A lertness upper brainstem reticular formation intact A ttention limbic system and . Idaho . Perinatal. Project Conference - October 2014. Paul McPherson, MD. Medical Director, CARES Program. St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Case report of Abusive Head Trauma/SBS. Review statistics of SBS. Level of Consciousness. Alteration of Con. s. ciousness. Affects arousal . (level). Cognitive and affective mental function . (content). Arousal. Arousal ….. Brainstem and ARAS ….. impaired by toxins, anesthetics, or compression or injury of the brainstem. I. Concussion. . Is a clinical syndrome of altered . consiousness. secondary to head injury. Brought by a change in the momentum of the head when a moving head suddenly arrested by impact on a rigid surface). pathophysiology, evaluation. and Treatment. Martin Young DVM , MS, DACVIM . Mike Higginbotham, DVM, DACVIM. Blackwater Falls. Overview. Common causes. Pathophysiology. Presenting signs. Common Causes. Frank Sacco MD FACS. 11/2017. Isolated Blunt Head Injury in Alaska 2011-2015. 1873 Isolated blunt head injuries.. About half (966) taken care in Anchorage/Seattle , Half (907) at hospital without neurosurgical capability. Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS: . Brain & spinal cord. . The CNS is “unforgiving” to injury. The CNS is enclosed in bone. Intervention before CNS damage is paramount!. Idaho . Perinatal. Project Conference - October 2014. Paul McPherson, MD. Medical Director, CARES Program. St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Case report of Abusive Head Trauma/SBS. Review statistics of SBS. Aim of lecture. To have an overview about head . trauma,classifications,types. and the management of each type. objectives. Classification . catigories. Clinical classification . Mechanism of injury. wide variety of conditions such as acute brain damage due to traumatic and/or vascular injuries or infections, metabolic disorders (e.g., hepatic or renal failure, hypoglycemia, Observer variability i Slides available:. https://. muslimmedics.co.uk/year-2/. - Consciousness. - Sleep. - . Organisation of Cerebral cortex . - Olfaction/Limbic . System. - Dizziness. Topics to be covered:. Introduction to consciousness. College of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Ali Jassim Alhashli. General Surgery. Trauma (Head and Thorax). HEAD TRAUMA. Introduction. It is the leading cause of traumatic death in patients . >. 25 years.. Head . injuries. م.م. . فاطمة جبر. . Head Injuries . is a broad . classification . that includes injury to the scalp, skull, or brain. . A . head injury may lead to conditions ranging from mild concussion to coma and death; the most serious form is known as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The most common causes of TBIs are falls (35.2%), motor vehicle crashes (17.3%), being struck by objects (16.5%), and assaults (10. Objectives. Recognize key history findings suggestive of high-risk trauma. Recognize physical exam findings suggestive of high-risk trauma. Perform trauma primary survey (ABCDE approach to trauma). Perform trauma secondary survey (head-to-toe trauma exam). Supplemental Material. Last updated: . 2/2/2021. What is MEDIC?. The . Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC). was launched in 2015 as an emergency physician-led quality improvement Collaborative comprised of hospitals...