title: Penetrating head injury.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury affects more than 1 million civilians annually. Functional outcomes in this population are less than favorable. This case report describes a patient with a penetrating injury to the head and brain from a gunshot wound including the pathophysiology of injury and outlines evidence-based management guidelines to provide comprehensive care.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing, USA. ljgriffin@tmhs.org
authors.forename: Laura J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Joanne V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hickey
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology