In a traumatic brain injury event, the
SECONDARY
___________
head injury is often more
PRIMARY
damaging than the ___________
head injury.
TEMPORAL
Jared hit his ___________
lobe. This can
CONTUSION
cause a brain ___________.
This can be
distant from the site of impact.
SWELLING
Brain volume can increase with ___________,
blood volume in the brain can increase with
BLEEDING
___________
.
EPIDURAL
Jared’s secondary injury is an ___________
HEMATOMA
BLOOD
___________.
This means ___________
has
DURA
accumulated between the ___________
mater
SKULL
and the ___________.
BLOOD
A build up of ___________
can increase
CRANIAL
intra___________
pressure. This can cause
HERNIATE
the brain to ___________
and push through
FORAMEN
MAGNUM
the ___________
___________,
which can
BRAIN
STEM
damage the ___________
___________
.
CUSHING’S
The hematoma can cause a ___________
RESPONSE
INTRACRANIAL
___________.
This is when ___________
___________
goes up, ___________
PRESSURE
BLOOD
PRESSURE
HEART
___________
goes up, and ___________
___________
goes down.
RATE
NEUROLOGICAL exam on a
A doctor performs a ___________
patient to test the 12 ___________
CRANIAL
NERVES
___________
for proper function. This can help
the doctor find what part of the brain is affected
by the injury.