Abusive Head Trauma
In this course, learn about the mechanisms of injury, clinical findings and imaging patterns suggestive of abusive head injury. Learners will be taught about the underlying pathophysiology related to cerebral swelling, management of increased intracranial pressure, and optimization of cerebral perfusion pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury. Course content also covers the characteristics of retinal hemorrhages in evaluating patients with possible abusive head trauma.
Learning Objectives
Describe the different types of injuries defined as traumatic brain injury
Describe the secondary injuries that occur because of traumatic brain injury
Describe the Monro-Kellie Doctrine and how it relates to traumatic brain injury
Describe Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and how it relates to Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow in traumatic brain injury
Describe the factors that affect cerebral blood flow
Describe the strategies to lower intracranial pressure
Author(s)
Celeste Wilson, MD
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician | Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Aleksandra E. Olszewski, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Critical Care Medicine | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
DelSignore L. Abusive Head Trauma. 11/2017. OPENPediatrics. Online Course: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/courses/3627/abusive-head-trauma.