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Halo Sign in Basal Skull Fracture

Halo of lighter liquid around blood spot on the cloth indicates
Halo Sign in Basal ... Basal skull fracture ... Fracture #Basilar ... #Trauma #Clinical ... #Photo
Raccoon Eyes on Physical Exam 

Raccoon eyes is a sign of a skull base fracture.

#Raccoon #Eyes
Raccoon eyes is a sign ... Raccoon #Eyes #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #basilar ... #skull #fracture ... #trauma #sign
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
at 2 hours post trauma ... depressed skull fracture ... exam - Any Sign ... of Basal Skull ... Fracture - Large
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Temporal Bone Fracture ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... Insufficiency • Basilar
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
fontanelle • Sign ... of basal skull ... fracture, e.g. ... mastoid (Battle sign ... #Head #Injury #trama
Splinter Hemorrhages
Nonspecific finding associated with trauma most commonly but also seen in subacute bacterial endocarditis and
associated with trauma ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Endocarditis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... Vital signs: BP ... arise from blunt trauma ... following chest trauma ... of oxygen via nasal