Chris07
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How reliably can a Subdural Hematoma be caught in the emergency department within a few hours of an incident? Does a slow bleed like that really show any signs early on?
Say you have an elderly person who hit the back of their head on the wall on the way down. Now to my understanding a much faster bleed would present symptoms within the first few hours. However, a slower bleed like a Subdural can take over 24 hours to start showing signs and other symptomology.
Can a standard CT reliably detect a small bleed only a few hours (< 6 hours) after the incident? Are there other diagnostic methodologies to rule out a bleed when no signs/symtpoms are present? Or is there really no true de-facto way to rule it out other than close monitoring of their condition for an extended period of time?
Say you have an elderly person who hit the back of their head on the wall on the way down. Now to my understanding a much faster bleed would present symptoms within the first few hours. However, a slower bleed like a Subdural can take over 24 hours to start showing signs and other symptomology.
Can a standard CT reliably detect a small bleed only a few hours (< 6 hours) after the incident? Are there other diagnostic methodologies to rule out a bleed when no signs/symtpoms are present? Or is there really no true de-facto way to rule it out other than close monitoring of their condition for an extended period of time?