Acute resuscitation of the patient with head and spinal cord injuries
Mahoney, B.D.; Ruiz, E.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1(3): 583-594
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0733-8627 PMID: 6441703 Document Number: 218135
The major immediate goal in the treatment of a patient with central nervous system injuries is to prevent secondary injuries resulting from hypotension, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, intracranial hypertension, infection, and unnecessary motion of an unstable spinal column. This combined with application of the fundamentals of trauma resuscitation should achieve optimal results.
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