Management of Head Injuries

Management of head injuries.

This book contains the Bertha Memorial Lecture and fifty-three papers selected for presentation at the 11th World Federation of Neurology Meeting held in Salzburg in September 1982. The papers are divided into five sections covering Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Risk Factors, Neuroimaging Techniques, Critical Evaluation of Therapeutic Approaches, Cerebral Perfusion and Metabolism in Rel...

Management of head and neck injuries by the sideline physician.

Injuries to the head and neck are common in sports. Sideline physicians must be attentive and prepared with an organized approach to detect and manage these injuries. Because head and neck injuries often occur simultaneously, the sideline physician can combine the head and neck evaluations. When assessing a conscious athlete, the physician initially evaluates the neck for spinal cord injury and...

Management of children with head injuries in district general hospitals.

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The management of head injuries on military operations.

The management of head injured patients has recently been reviewed with the development of civilian guidelines for best practice. These are common injuries which often have significant sequelae for patients and costs for health care providers. Evolving civilian standards of care have implications for military medicine which is often practised in challenging environments. Considerable planning a...

Emergency management of intoxicated patients with head injuries.