Brain Injuries
CEU
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Course Summary
Head trauma involves any trauma to the scalp, skull or brain and may include an alteration in consciousness, even if it is brief. Patients who experience head trauma will have a range of symptoms depending on the type of injury, the force, the location and the severity of the injury. In some patients, the injury will be mild and resolve over a short period of time. However, in other patients, the trauma will produce severe injuries that will have long-term effects.
Course Format
Start Date:
12/2/2021
Expiration Date:
12/15/2023
Activity Code:
H00053177
Approval Number:
220004024
Program Goal:
To educate CCM® board certified case managers about
Brain Injuries
Learning Objectives
At the close of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the etiology of head trauma
- Discuss the impact of bleeding in head injuries
- Describe the different types of coma
- Define acquired brain injury
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Etiology Of Head Trauma
- Anatomy And Physiology Of The Head And Brain
- The Head
- Cranial Vault
- Brain Injury
- Bleeding In Head Injuries
- Bruising
- Hematomas of the Head
- Hemorrhage
- Diffuse Axonal Injury
- Concussion
- Neurological Deficits
- Amnesia
- Changes in Pupil Shape and Size
- Stiff Neck
- Severe Headache
- Physical Deficits
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Loss of Consciousness
- Coma: Altered Consciousness
- Stupor
- Vegetative State
- Minimally Conscious State
- Locked-In Syndrome
- Brain Death
- Coup and Contrecoup Effect
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Summary