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pathophysiology
3 cards·by LisaP
major brain trauma
A traumatic insult to the brain possibly producing physical, intellectual, emotional,
social, and vocational changes
brain trauma closed
blunt, nonmissile Head strikes hard surface or a rapidly moving object strikes the head -The
dura remains intact and brain tissues are not e
brain trauma open (missile, focal,compound)
(penetrating, missile) trauma -Injury breaks the dura and exposes the cranial contents to
the environment -Causes primarily focal injuries