FATALITY BY SPINNING ROLL MACHINE
6yrs/F child hair's accidentally caught in a spinning roll machine tearing her scalp from right side along with injury to skull presented to emergency department in unconscious condition with GCS 6/15.Intubated and mechanically ventilated due to low NEUROSURGERY REFERENCE WERE DONE FOR SURGERY. Chief Complaints Scalp injury Vitals Vitals wnl Physical Examination Unconscious,moving all four limbs,Plantars B/l extensor. Diagnosis DIAGNOSIS? Management MANAGEMENT PLAN?
Depressed fracture right temporal bone . No significant intracranial injury except diffuse axonal injury. Prognosis is good in such cases After starting with inj .Eptoin , Parenteral antibiotics, needs an urgent neurosurgical intervention and removal of fractured embedded segment of bone . If not done - serious seizures may occur with further deterioration of GCS Post operatively child needs AED's for at least 3 months
surgery for focal depressed #cannot change neurological condition.. patient has diffuse neuronal insult due to impact and hence needs aggressive icu care with astute neuro and intensive care and pediatric supervision
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Depressed has to be elevated by surgery Any blood collection to be aspirated by Endoscopy Fractured piece of bone should be removed During all the process P T R should be mainted Treatment of complications Post operative care should be done as per senaro of the department
Scan shows #cranium with bone fragment embedded in respective brain parieto occipital lobe Brain oedema is seen Child seems to be critical Neurosurgical intervention is required urgently
Depressed fracture skull which require surgical intervention
Fracture rt parietal region Brain oedema Ns drip Intubate Surgical opinion neurosurgeon
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