4N051 SSgt WAPS - Full SKT exam 2023 with 100% correct answers
Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral Edema Swelling of the brain. Closed Head Injury Injury in which the brain ahs been injured but the skin has not been broken and there is no obvious bleeding. Concussion A temporary loss or alteration of part of all of the brain's abilities to function without actual physical damage to the brain. Connecting Nerves Nerves in the spinal cord that connect the motor and sensory nerves. Coup-Contrecoup Injury Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; Contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds.
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