Effective management of penetrating head injury

Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1992 Sep 15;27(9):30-2, 44, 47 passim. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1992.11705480.

Abstract

Although head injuries are usually easily recognized, other, less obvious lesions should also be promptly investigated. In either case, outcome is often determined in the first few minutes and hours of management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Causality
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / epidemiology
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Physical Examination / standards
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Traumatology / methods*
  • Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Penetrating / epidemiology
  • Wounds, Penetrating / therapy*