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robinn137

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The nurse should recommend medical attention if a child with a slight head injury experiences:
 
  a. Sleepiness. c. Headache, even if slight.
  b. Vomiting, even once. d. Confusion or abnormal behavior.

Question 2

Which statement is most descriptive of a concussion?
 
  a. Petechial hemorrhages cause amnesia.
  b. Visible bruising and tearing of cerebral tissue occur.
  c. It is a transient, reversible neuronal dysfunction.
  d. A slight lesion develops remote from the site of trauma.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Medical attention should be sought if the child exhibits confusion or abnormal behavior; loses consciousness; or has amnesia, fluid leaking from the nose or ears, blurred vision, or unsteady gait. Sleepiness alone does not require evaluation. If the child is difficult to arouse from sleep, medical attention should be obtained. Vomiting more than three times requires medical attention. Severe or worsening headache or one that interferes with sleep should be evaluated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A concussion is a transient, reversible neuronal dysfunction with instantaneous loss of awareness and responsiveness resulting from trauma to the head. Petechial hemorrhages along the superficial aspects of the brain along the point of impact are a type of contusion but are not necessarily associated with amnesia. A contusion is visible bruising and tearing of cerebral tissue. Contrecoup is a lesion that develops remote from the site of trauma as a result of an acceleration/deceleration injury.




robinn137

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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