Haematoma - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Types of Head Injury Ans: HI is any trauma to the: - Skull - Scalp - Brain Serious form of head injury: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Head Injury - predictors of poor outcomes Ans: - Intracranial haematoma - Older age - Abnormal motor responses - Impaired/absent eye movements or pupillary light reflexes - Early, sustained hypotension, hypoxaemia or hypercapnia 2 - Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on arrival: •If <8, there is a 30-70% chance of survival •If >8, survival ra...

CDU NUR 244 revision semester 2 2024 The three (3) areas assessed in the GCS are the patients ability to - -Answer-1. speak 2. obey commands 3. open eyes to a verbal or painful stimulus The three (3) areas assessed in the GCS are the patients ability to - -Answer-1. speak 2. obey commands 3. open eyes to a verbal or painful stimulus The Glasgow Coma Scale scoring consist of: -Answer-Eyes open 4 spontaneously 3 to speech 2 to pain 1 No response Best Motor response 6 Obeys commands 5...

PHTLS Exam Prep what are newton's 1st & second laws? - 1: a body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force 2: force = mass x accelleration what are the rule of 9's? - ADULT 9% = entire head 9% = entire arm 9% =chest 9% =abdomen 18% = entire back 18% = entire leg 1% perineum CHILD 18% = entire head 9% =entire arm 9% = chest 9% = abdomen 18% = entire back 14% = entire leg 1% = perineum what are t...

HUBS 2505 HP Final exam practice Q's and A’s What is the main function of the limbic system? A. It determines emotional responses B. It is responsible for artistic and musical talents C. It is required for logical thinking, reason and decision making D. The overall control of fluid balance -Answer-A What would be the effect of damage to the cerebellum? A. Loss of hearing B. Loss of intellectual decision C. Loss of emotional responses D. Loss of coordination and posture -Answ...

Types of Head Injury Ans: HI is any trauma to the: - Skull - Scalp - Brain Serious form of head injury: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Head Injury - predictors of poor outcomes Ans: - Intracranial haematoma - Older age - Abnormal motor responses - Impaired/absent eye movements or pupillary light reflexes - Early, sustained hypotension, hypoxaemia or hypercapnia

HUBS 2505 HP Final exam practice Questions and CorrectAnswers 2024/2025 with complete solution What is the main function of the limbic system? A. It determines emotional responses B. It is responsible for artistic and musical talents C. It is required for logical thinking, reason and decision making D. The overall control of fluid balance A What would be the effect of damage to the cerebellum? A. Loss of hearing B. Loss of intellectual decision C. Loss of emotion...

HUBS 2505 HP Final exam practice Q's and A’s What is the main function of the limbic system? A. It determines emotional responses B. It is responsible for artistic and musical talents C. It is required for logical thinking, reason and decision making D. The overall control of fluid balance -Answer-A What would be the effect of damage to the cerebellum? A. Loss of hearing B. Loss of intellectual decision C. Loss of emotional responses D. Loss of coordination and posture -Answ...

How do you manage a completely dislodged tracheostomy? - DRsABCDE Code Blue Administer 02 via face mask, ventilate with airviva How do you manage a partially dislodged tracheostomy? - DRsABCDE Nursing management: MET call/escalate to a Code Blue if airway is threatened and/or ventilation is compromised. Hospital protocols may advise against removing a partially dislodge tracheostomy as partial oxygenation/ventilation is better than no oxygenation/ventilation. How do you manage an obstruc...

TBI (traumatic brain injury) Traumatically induced structural injury or physiological disruption of brain function as a result of an external force (Dynamic loading - car crash organs back and forth and angular loads - punch) Symptoms of TBI ▪ ALOC or lost ▪ Amnesia ▪ Neurological deficit ▪ Intracranial lesion (organ damage) ▪ Penetrating or closed head injuries ▪ GCS <8 Ages at risk - 15-44 & 75+ (falls, hypertension & meds) Mechanism of injury Tra...

what are newton's 1st & second laws? - 1: a body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force 2: force = mass x accelleration what are the rule of 9's? - ADULT 9% = entire head 9% = entire arm 9% =chest 9% =abdomen 18% = entire back 18% = entire leg 1% perineum CHILD 18% = entire head 9% =entire arm 9% = chest 9% = abdomen 18% = entire back 14% = entire leg 1% = perineum what are the signs/symptoms of spinal inj...