title: Emergency Neurological Life Support: Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
abstract: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a subset of stroke due to bleeding within the parenchyma of the brain. It is potentially lethal, and survival depends on ensuring an adequate airway, reversal of coagulopathy, and proper diagnosis. ICH was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support protocol because intervention within the first critical hour may improve outcome, and it is critical to have site-specific protocols to drive care quickly and efficiently.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine and Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA. jauch@musc.edu.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jauch
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: J Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hemphill
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods*; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Coagulopathy; ICH Score; Intracerebral hemorrhage