Knowledge Base

Traumatic Brain Injury

Knowledge Base

title: "Traumatic Brain Injury"

Traumatic Brain Injury

Key Facts

GCS components: Eye opening (1-4), Verbal response (1-5), Motor response (1-6)

Severe TBI is defined as GCS ≤ 8

Overview

This article covers GCS assessment, CT criteria, Neuroprotection.

Content for this wiki article will be expanded from the Week 5 material.

GCS assessment

Content to be added from source material.

CT criteria

Content to be added from source material.

Neuroprotection

Content to be added from source material.


Sources

  • CC Bible
  • Local head injury/neurosurgery guidelines

Related Topics

See also: Trauma Primary Survey, Cervical Spine Injury