Initial Management of Head Injury

Part I . Epidemiology

Ch 1 Epidemiology

Part II. Basic Principles

Ch 2 Pathophysiology

Ch 3 Intracranial Pressure

Part III. Evaluation and Diagnosis

Ch 4 Neurological Evaluation

Ch 5 Radiological Evaluation

Part IV. Immediate Management

Ch 6 Pre-hospital management

Ch 7 Initial Management in Emergency Department

Ch 8 Transport

Part V. Definitive Management

Ch 9 Intensive Care Unit management

Ch 10 Management of injuries of scalp and skull

Ch 11 Management of penetrating injuries of the cranium

Ch 12 Neurosurgical procedures in the head injured patient

Part VI. Management of special subsets of head injured patients

Ch 13 Mild head injury

Ch 14 Head injury in children

Ch 15 Head injury in elderly

Ch 16 Head injury in the alcohol intoxicated patient

Ch 17 Head injury in the anticoagulated patient

Ch 18 Sports related head injury