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Chapter 7 - Head Trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2019

By
Brit Long
Edited by
Alex Koyfman  and
Brit Long
Alex Koyfman
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brit Long
Affiliation:
San Antonio Military Medical Center
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Summary

Head trauma is a significant cause of death around the world, especially in patients 1–45 years old.1–5 Close to 80% of patients are managed in the emergency department (ED).1.2 Head injury not only causes initial primary injury, but it is associated with several secondary injuries.1–5

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The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook , pp. 87 - 104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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