Investigation of Head Injury Mechanisms in Motor Vehicle Accidents- A Multidisciplinary Approach

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Gibson ◽  
K. A. McCaul ◽  
A. J. McLean ◽  
P. C. Blumbergs
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Injury Mechanisms

Head Trauma in Children

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
Brahm Goldstein ◽  
Karen S. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Pediatric Head Injury

Head injury, either alone or in association with multiple other injuries, is extremely common. The initial assessment and management of children who have a head injury is an important topic for all pediatricians. Epidemiology Table 1 lists definitions of minor, moderate, and severe head injuries as determined by the initial neurologic presentation. The most common method to assess a child's neurologic status initially is to assign a score based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS is determined by eye opening and best verbal and motor responses (Tables 2 and 3). Mild-to-moderate head injuries are far more common than severe injuries in the pediatric population. More than 90% of children requiring admission to a hospital following head injury have a GCS score of 13 to 15; severe head injury (GCS≤ 8) accounts for approximately 5% of admissions. Motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, falls, sporting accidents, assaults, and child abuse are the most common causes of pediatric head injury. Despite a significant reduction in the number of pediatric fatalities due to implementation of the 55 mile/hour speed limit, motor vehicle accidents still result in a large number of hospital admissions and deaths each year. Many of these accidents are associated with drug or alcohol abuse.

Risk of pediatric head injury after motor vehicle accidents

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Muszynski ◽  
Narayan Yoganandan ◽  
Frank A. Pintar ◽  
Thomas A. Gennarelli
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Pediatric Head Injury

Psychological Outcome of Motor Vehicle Accidents

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiharu Kim ◽  
Yutaka Matsuoka ◽  
Ulrich Schnyder ◽  
Sara Freedman ◽  
Robert Ursano
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Psychological Outcome ◽  
Vehicle Accidents

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) enables operative management of the peripartum trauma patient in hemorrhagic shock

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelvin Allenson ◽  
Laura Moore
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Death ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Operative Management ◽  
Balloon Occlusion ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Gravid Uterus ◽  
Intrauterine Pregnancy ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Pelvic Hemorrhage ◽  
Endovascular Balloon Occlusion

Trauma related injury is the leading cause of non-obstetric maternal death.  The gravid uterus is at risk for injury, particularly during motor vehicle accidents.  Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is a means of controlling pelvic hemorrhage in the setting of trauma.  We report the use of REBOA in a hemodynamically unstable, multiply-injured young woman with viable intrauterine pregnancy.

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