Book contents
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Chapter 1 - Head Injury
from Section 1 - Injuries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2021
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Summary
Head trauma is the most common cause of death and permanent disability following trauma. Blunt head injury is usually the result of motor vehicle collisions, auto versus pedestrian collisions, or falls from significant heights. Gunshot wounds cause the vast majority of penetrating head injuries, although stab wounds and impalement injuries may also be seen.
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- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma , pp. 1 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021