Management of patients with head injuries and multiple other trauma

Abstract

The managemenent of patients with multiple trauma including head injuries is a complex task. The prime goal is to minimize secondary neuronal injury. Attention to establishment of an airway, assurance of adequate gas exchange, and circulatory resuscitation is mandatory to minimize any secondary neuronal injuries. Once these principles of resuscitation have been applied and the primary neuronal injury is treated, additional etiologies of secondary brain trauma, such as hypoglycemia and hypothermia, should be addressed. Continual monitoring of oxygenation and perfusion is mandatory optimizing the outcome of these patients. [Neurol Res 2001; 23; 117-120]

Keywords:

• MULTIPLE TRAUMA
• SECONDARY NEURONAL
• INJURY HEAD
• TRAUMA
• PRIMARY SURVEY
• RESUSCITATION
• MONITORING