Surgery 101

222. Severe Head Injury

Jun 7, 2017 · 10 min · 5.5 MB
0:00-10:56

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In this episode, Dr. Michael Chow, a Neurosurgeon at the University of Alberta discusses severe head injuries. Head injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and represents roughly 9% of all trauma admissions in Canada. Roughly 8% of all head injury admissions will go on to die. In this podcast,

After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:

  • Review the classification of a head injury
  • Discuss the presentation
  • Identify causes of head injuries
  • Understand management of head injuries