UNDERSTANDING BLUNT TRAUMA AND BRAIN HERNIATION

Updated 11/25

Scenario: Timmy was having fun with his football.
He received a forceful blow to the head and a few
hours later, he seems to be "acting strange".

He was rushed to the ER.

Learn more about: Stroke and ICP monitoring

A surfer hits his head on the pier.
He sustains a TBI ( Traumatic Brain
Injury) and a Subarachnoid hemorrhage.

He was admitted to the ICU for treatment.
An EVD was placed by the doctor. Please
click on the links for more helpful information:

 Medical abbreviations - Part 2
   ICP for the layperson

Learn more about: When a family member goes to surgery

Learn more about: Defining spinal injury