Beyond the basics: brain injuries.
Increased intracranial pressure can be a catastrophic event that may lead to death or permanent disability. Without prompt recognition and reversal of hypoxia, hypotension, hypercarbia, acidosis and increased intracranial pressure, the cerebral blood flow and resultant cerebral perfusion can be inadequate, leading to an exacerbation of secondary brain injury.
St Vincent/University of Toledo Medical Center/St Rita's Critical Care Transport Network (Life Flight), Toledo, OH, USA.
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Limmer
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