Term
| 3 Major Layers of the Nervous System |
|
Definition
| Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| controls higher cognitive functions (problem solving, speech, memory) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| posture, coordination, motor response |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| breathing, BP, heart rate, consciousness |
|
|
Term
| Central Nervous system components |
|
Definition
| Brain and spinal chord (both have a bony structure around them to protect them) |
|
|
Term
| Peripheral Nervous system components |
|
Definition
| Nerves running out beyond the spinal chord (between central nervous system and body tissues, unprotected) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a temporary brain disfunction or loss of consciousness following a blow to the head |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a bruising of brain tissue |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Bleeding in the brain (can be a result of contusion) |
|
|
Term
| Regular Nervous System Function Requires... |
|
Definition
| Intact central and peripheral nerve pathways, uninterrupted perfusion of the central nervous system with oxygenated blood |
|
|
Term
| Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) causes |
|
Definition
| head trauma, stroke, HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) or brain tumor |
|
|
Term
| Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) assessment |
|
Definition
| MOI, abnormal consciousness/MS, vomiting (esp. persistently), headache, seizure, unequal pupils (late sign) |
|
|
Term
| Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) treatment |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| brief loss of consciousness (events), lapse of memory, disorientation (person, place, time), nausea, dazed or sleepy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| decline in consciousness/MS, vomiting, severe headache |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| monitor for increased ICP |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| uncoordinated electrical bursts in the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| head trauma/ICP, epilepsy, drugs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Generalized tensing of all body muscles, repetitive purposeless movement, incontinence of feces and urine, unresponsive even with open eyes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| protect the patient while the patient is seizing (protect head and spine), position and ventilate the patient (if patient does not begin breathing within 2 minutes), open and clear airway after seizure |
|
|
Term
| Spinal Chord Trauma Assessment |
|
Definition
| MOI, pain or tenderness in the spine, decreased circulation, sensation and motion, deformity |
|
|
Term
| Spinal Chord Trauma Treatment |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Peripheral Nerves Assessment |
|
Definition
| Decreased CSM beyond the site of the injury/pressure |
|
|
Term
| Peripheral Nerves Treatment |
|
Definition
|
|
