Traumatic brain injury: An integrated clinical case presentation and literature review. Part I: Assessment and initial management

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-96

  Ladanyi, Suzy ^a   Elliott, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Critical Care; Critical illness; Head injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY; FLUID THERAPY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43049085482     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2008.02.001     Document Type: Review

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