Head And Spine Injury

Question 1

anterograde post-traumatic amnesia

Answer 1

inability to remember events after injury

Question 2

axial loading injuries

Answer 2

injuries in which cloud is a plod along the vertical or longitudinal access of the spine which results in load being transmitted along the entire length of the vertebrae column

Question 3

basilar skull fractures

Answer 3

usually occur following diffuse impact to the Head. generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with radiograph

Question 4

battle sign

Answer 4

bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture

Question 5

cerebral edema

Answer 5

swelling of the brain

Question 6

closed head injury

Answer 6

injury in which the brain has been injured by the skin has not been broken and there’s no obvious bleeding

Question 7

concussion

Answer 7

a temporary loss of alteration of part of all of the brain abilities to function without actual physical damage to the brain

Question 8

Coupe contrecoup injury

Answer 8

dual impacting of the brain into the skull;

Question 9

epidural hematoma

Answer 9

an accumulation of blood between the skull and the dura mater

Question 10

eyes forward position

Answer 10

they had position in which the patient eyes are looking straight ahead and the head and torso are in line

Question 11

4 person log roll

Answer 11

the recommended procedure for moving a patient with a suspected spinal injury from the ground to a longboard or other spinal immobilization device

Question 12

intervertebral disc

Answer 12

the cushion that lies between two vertebrae

Question 13

intracerebral hematoma

Answer 13

bleeding within the brain tissue itself

Question 14

intracranial pressure ICP

Answer 14

the pressure within the cranial vault

Question 15

involuntary activities

Answer 15

actions of the body that are not under a person’s conscious control

Question 16

linear skull fracture

Answer 16

account for 80% of skull fractures also referred as non-displaced skull fracture

Question 17

meninges

Answer 17

three distinct layer of tissue that surround and protect the brain and the spinal cord within the skull and the spinal canal

Question 18

open head injury

Answer 18

injury to the Head often caused by penetrating object in which there may be bleeding and expose brain tissue

Question 19

primary direct injury

Answer 19

an injury to the brain and its Associated structure that is a direct result of impact to the Head

Question 20

raccoon eyes

Answer 20

bruising under the eyes that may indicate a skull fracture

Question 21

retrograde amnesia

Answer 21

the inability to remember events leading up to a head injury

Question 22

secondary injury

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the after effects of the primary injury; includes of normal processes such as terrible edema, increased intracranial pressure, cerebral ischemic and hypoxia, and infection

Question 23

subarachnoid hemorrhage

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leading into the stove arkanoid space, where the cerebrospinal fluid circulates

Question 24

subdural hematoma

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an accumulation of blood beneath and dura mater but outside the brain

Question 25

traumatic brain injury TBI

Answer 25

a traumatic insult to the brain capable of producing physical, intellectual emotional, social and Vocational changes

Question 26

voluntary activities

Answer 26

actions that we consciously perform, in which sensory input or conscious though determine specific muscular activity