Office treatment of craniocerebral trauma.
The first physician to see a victim of craniocerebral trauma must provide necessary first aid and then rapidly assess the type and extent of injury. The level of consciousness is the most important guide to severity of injury, and frequent appraisal is essential until the critical period is determined to have passed.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000592:standards; D011331:Private Practice; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000628:therapy