Management of Head and Neck Injury

In the case study provided, you need to evaluate an unconscious woman of 82 years old and complete the differential diagnosis. This allows the healthcare provider to decide whether the patient's treatment method and time are important. Differential diagnosis of education and patient history from caregivers, current vital signs and related knowledge obtained from that field. After differential diagnosis, the caregiver must understand the pathophysiological process and the influence on the patient.

Flogging is a relatively common type of injury that occurs on the neck of a person and suddenly accelerates - deceleration moves head and neck freely and moves quickly back and forth. The most common thing is a car accident. The term "whipping" was originally used in 1928. The term "train backbone" is used to describe similar situations common to those involved in a train accident before 1928. The term "whiplash" refers to bone structure and damage to soft tissue and "whiplash related disease" refers to more severe chronic disease.

I got hurt. Damage caused by juvenile violence includes damage to the head, neck and face as well as the limbs. The most common is open wound, followed by head and neck fractures, concussion and burns. Violent injuries include frequent injuries to the chest, abdomen, upper limbs and lower limbs. The most common injuries in research in the Jamaica emergency room were stab wounds (52.1%), blunt wounds (37.9%), and gun wounds (7.3%) (18). According to US data, gun violence often leads to upper body and lower body torso and limb injury (10). On the other hand, violence by scalpels and other sharp instruments is often associated with head, upper limbs and upper limb injuries. Lower limb damage has a series of long-term effects.

Head trauma occupies 4 to 22% of football trauma. Concussions account for 2-3% of all football injuries. The most serious head injury is due to a collision. Collisions may be related to other players, goal posts, grounds or balls. Pain in the neck and shoulder pain may occur. It has been reported that there is a slight whiplash after the head hits the ground or after hitting the ground.

Head and neck injuries are the main cause of death, serious injury, and physical disability for motorcycle and bicycle users. In European countries, head trauma results in about 75% of motorcycle deaths, and head injuries are estimated to account for 88% of such deaths in middle and low income countries (6, 8). The social costs of head injuries to survivors, their families and communities are high, as they often require special or long-term care. Head trauma results in much higher medical costs than any other type of trauma (9). This may cause serious damage to the national medical expenses and the economy.