A 10-year-old female patient arrives in the emergency department after falling from a playground slide and injuring her head. She lost consciousness at the scene but is awake on arrival to the ED. She complains of nausea and left-sided headache but responds to verbal commands appropriately. The neurosurgeon is called in to examine the patient. During the examination, she loses consciousness again, becomes hypertensive and bradycardic. Her left pupil is now fixed and dilated. The surgeon calls the OR to set up for an emergency procedure.
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She lost consciousness at the scene but is now awake in the emergency department. She complains of nausea and a left-sided headache. Show more…
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