Question on pneumocephalus

[twnshpfireman3417]

I am trying to do a case study on a pt. that was brought into the ICU on one of my clinical rotations. I am needing research on pneumocephalus resulting from facial and head trauma. I am using Google but all I am finding is abstracts on articles. Can anybody point me in the right direction to find some good info on s/s and treatments prehospital and hospital based? Thanks in advance.

 

[VentMedic]

It is a term used to describe a co-worker who is clueless about medical terminology.

Pneumocephalus can have many causes associated with a wide variety of procedures.

Good articles involving CPAP:

http://www.chestjournal.org/content/96/6/1425.full.pdf+html

http://www.chestjournal.org/content/78/4/656.full.pdf+html

Good article with CT Scan images:

http://radiology.rsna.org/content/154/1/115.full.pdf+html


Good article about elderly person trying to unblock ears with valsalva during an airplane flight.
http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/29/4/365

Associated with lumbar punctures:
http://www.chestjournal.org/content/98/4/1041a.full.pdf+html

 

[DrankTheKoolaid]

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Transfered a 24 YO male with a diagnosed pnuemocephaly secondary to a undiagnosed on initial exam skull fx after being tazed and falling striking his head. Woke the next morning with a headache and a runny nose which was CSF. Opted for ground transport due to the elevation over the summit between the original facility and the receiving. Was all i could do to try to keep this kid from popping his ears to equalize the pressure. Other then the what he called a 3-10 headache and the seemingly freeflowing CSF he was otherwise asysmptomatic

 

[twnshpfireman3417]

thanks for the info it was a great help