title: Modern management of head injuries.
abstract: Management of the head-injured patient is designed to prevent secondary injury and to provide the neurosurgeon with a live patient who has some hope of recovery. This review sets out the background essentials for the non-neurosurgeon dealing with the initial care of a head-injured patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buxton
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans