Guidelines for Prehospital Management of TBI, 3rd Edition

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• The index of Guideline recommendations can be found below

• I. ASSESSMENT: OXYGENATION, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND VENTILATION

• II. ASSESSMENT: GLASGOW COMA SCALE AND OTHER ASSSESSMENT SCALES

• III. ASSESSMENT: PUPIL EXAMINATION

• IV. TREATMENT: AIRWAY, OXYGENATION, AND VENTILATION

• V. TREATMENT: FLUID RESUSCITATION

• VI. TREATMENT: HYPERVENTILATION AND HYPEROSMOLAR THERAPY FOR SUSPECTED INCREASEDINTRACRANIAL PRESSURE

• VII. DIAGNOSIS: DECISION-MAKING WITHIN THE EMS SYSTEM: DISPATCH AND DESTINATION, ON-SCENE, AND TRANSPORTATION