NUR HEAD TRAUMA AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA CASE STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% A GRADED
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According to research from the centers for disease control and prevention, head injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US in 2019. The number of head injury-related deaths, ER visits, and hospital admissions increased by 53% between 2006 and 2014. In 2014, 155 persons ...
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NUR HEAD TRAUMA AND
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA CASE
STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% A GRADED
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Head Trauma and Subdural Hematoma Case Study
Q1
According to research from the centers for disease control and prevention, head injuries
are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US in 2019. The number of head injury-
related deaths, ER visits, and hospital admissions increased by 53% between 2006 and 2014. In
2014, 155 persons per day on average lost their lives to traumatic brain injury-related
injuries(Findley). Patients who recover from brain trauma may experience consequences such as
poor memory, altered sensations (hearing or sight), impaired or altered movement, and emotional
difficulties that last a few weeks or their entire lives. 2,529 children were among the 56,800
persons who died from head trauma in 2014 alone. 288,000 hospital admissions, including
23,000 children, were also attributed to TBI (AANS). These included head injuries alone or head
injuries combined with other wounds.
Q2
In a 2014 CDC study, falls were found to be the main contributor to brain trauma,
accounting for over half (48%) of all TBI-related injuries. The elderly and children were
, NUR HEAD TRAUMA AND
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA CASE
STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% A GRADED
particularly vulnerable to falls; falls caused 49 percent of head trauma in children aged 0 to 17
years, and 81 percent of admissions to emergency rooms for head injuries. In the United States in
2014, blunt head trauma was the second most common type of head injury, accounting for
around 17% of all head injuries. About 20% of TBIs or TBI-related injuries are caused by motor
vehicle accidents (Bucheri). These figures are seriously alarming.
Q3
After being engaged in a car accident, Joyce was ejected from the car. This is regarded as
a significant damage mechanism. In this case, the neck is restrained by a Philadelphia collar. The
collar will immobilize the neck, keeping the head in a comfortable alignment and reducing pain.
She may have sustained whiplash injuries as a result of the collision. A lengthy spine board is
utilized because spinal injury is thought to be the cause of Joyce's primary mechanism of injury.
Q4
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a nervous system evaluation tool used to gauge a
patient's degree of consciousness and neurological condition. Examining patients who had
experienced brain trauma was its main application. Three categories make up the GCS: verbal
response, movement response, and eye opening response. The highest GCS score is 15, which
indicates that the subject is awake and oriented to time, place, person, and event. The lowest
GCS score indicates that the subject is either dead or in a coma. The degree or seriousness of
head trauma is evaluated using the GCS (Nik et al.). A GCS of 8 or less indicates a serious brain
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