TBI is the leading contributor to mortality, morbidity and disability globally, accounting for 30% of injury-related deaths in those aged 18–45 (Mangat, 2018). TBI is a national health priority, as...
Neurological conditions that cause an abrupt and rapid increase in ICP are closely correlated with, and therefore at greatest risk of, NPO (Davison et al, 2012).
Immediate manual inline immobilisation was initiated to prevent further secondary injuries from a possible undiagnosed c-spine fracture, while a primary survey was undertaken. This survey provides a...
It remains the case that a major cause of mortality and morbidity in North America for patients below 45 is traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Rutland-Brown et al, 2006). In the US it ranges to 1.4–1.7...
The issue is probably not who should be looking after the airway—rather it is the qualification and training that that person has received. The training to perform a laryngoscopy is not only what is...
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