title: Effective management of penetrating head injury.
abstract: Although head injuries are usually easily recognized, other, less obvious lesions should also be promptly investigated. In either case, outcome is often determined in the first few minutes and hours of management.
authors.affiliation: Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, N.Y.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lacqua
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahdev
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000592:standards; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014194:Traumatology / Q000379:methods*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*