* Confusion or any other depression of consciousness at the time of the examination * Skull fracture * Neurological symptoms or signs, or both * Difficulty in assessing the patient-for example, because of ingestion of alcohol, epilepsy, or other medical conditions that cloud consciousness; children are also difficult to assess * Lack of a responsible adult to supervise the patient and other soc...

BACKGROUND Trauma is the most common cause of death in young adults. A multidisciplinary trauma team consists of at least a surgical team, an anesthesiology team, radiologic team, and an emergency department team. OBJECTIVE Recognize the integration of multidisciplinary medical team in managing the trauma patient and which must include the radiologist physician responsible for the institution...

AIM To study the epidemiology of ocular injuries in patients with major trauma in the UK, determining the incidence and causes of ocular injuries, and their association with facial fractures. METHODS A retrospective analysis of the Trauma Audit Research Network database from 1989 to 2004, looking at data from 39,073 patients with major trauma. RESULTS Of the 39,073 patients with major traum...