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Hospital care after someone has a traumatic brain injury can run the gamut from a quick neurological checkup and perhaps an MRI imaging test to months of fulltime monitoring and care. Depending on the severity of the injury, hospital care might involve the emergency department and the intensive care unit.
Dr. Jamshid Ghajar: First Standard Guidelines for Brain Injury Trauma Care
In 1995, the first evidence-based guidelines endorsed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons were published. But implementing them for equal care for all proved to be more difficult.
Dr. Jamshid Ghajar: Evidence-Based Medicine Leads to Better Outcomes
Trauma centers that comply with evidence-based medicine for TBI — or any medical condition, for that matter — should be certified and given incentives.
Dr. Jamshid Ghajar: Using Knowledge for Better TBI Patient Outcome
The standard medical guidelines published in 1995 have already significantly improved outcome, but more knowledge and change in doctors and the public is necessary to continue to improve outcome in people with TBI.
Emergency Room Considerations for People with Brain Injury
Getting to an ER is crucial after a TBI, especially for an injury that is on the more severe side. The quicker doctors can do a CAT scan of the brain, the quicker they can act on their diagnosis.
Diagnosing TBI in the ER
For mild TBIs, making a clear diagnosis can be difficult. There are CAT scans and physical and neuropsych evaluations. But in the future their may be simple, revealing blood tests.
Helping the Family When a Loved One Is in the ER
Having a loved one in the ICU with a severe TBI is traumatic for the whole family. Medical staff can help families become part of their loved one's recovery process.
Care for Brain Injury in the United States Versus Canada
Do the differences in short- and long-term care for TBI in these two countries make a difference in outcome?
¿Qué cuidados médicos debe recibir un paciente con traumatismo cerebral?
Este artículo describe el cuidado medico que los pacientes necesitan después de un TBI.
¿Qué complicaciones inmediatas posteriores al trauma pueden ocurrir con traumatismo cerebral?
Aprende sobre las complicaciones de salud que pueden surgir a raíz de la lesión.
Hurricane Preparedness, an Oxymoron: Are You Ever Really Prepared?
For people with brain injury or other disabilities, natural disasters can be even more disastrous.
Prevention and Awareness of TBI
Education and awareness are key when it comes to brain injury prevention — and treatment.
Dr. Jeffrey Bazarian Talks About Treatment of TBI in the Emergency Department
What happens when you arrive in the ER with a brain injury?
Dr. Jeffrey Bazarian Talks About Using Biomarkers to Detect Traumatic Brain Injury
Is there — or will there be — a simple blood test to detect TBI?
Dr. Maria Mouratidis Talks About Compassion Fatigue in Caregivers
BrainLine talks with Dr. Maria Mouratidis about compassion fatigue in caregivers.
From ER to ICU
What happens when a person arrives at the emergency room after a traumatic brain injury?
After the Injury: Acute Care and TBI
BrainLine's webcast "After the Injury: Acute Care and TBI" offers information on the medical care provided following a TBI — from the first moments in an emergency room to the collaboration between the family and medical team to create and individual treatment plan.
Unthinkable - Tips: The ICU
Having a loved one in the ICU after a brain injury can be frightening and confusing. Tips from a mother who has been there.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
New neuro-imaging may give more specific information post-TBI.
Michael Paul Mason Talks About What Happens to People Post-TBI
BrainLine got the chance to catch up with Michael Paul Mason to talk about what happens to people after they sustain a TBI.
Michael Paul Mason Talks About Trauma Care in Iraq
BrainLine got the chance to catch up with Michael Paul Mason about his trip to Iraq to visit the primary trauma care at the Air Force hospital in Balad.
Brain Injury: Complications and Medical Problems
Learn what can go wrong during hospitalization.
Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths
Looking for numbers and hard facts? Here are US statistics on TBI.
The Heroes, The Healing
A profile of a staff sergeant from the moment he was hit by a roadside bomb to when his real fight begins.
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