Head & Spinal Trauma
Across
- 7. a temporary loss or alteration of part or all of the brain's abilities to function
- 11. hemorrhage, bleeding between arachnoid mater and brain
- 12. hematoma, bleeding between skull and dura mater
- 14. the inner covering in a group of membranes
- 15. triad, a set of signs associated with pericardial tamponade
Down
- 1. triad, a set of signs that are indicative of increased intracranial pressure
- 2. pressure, the pressure within the cranial vault
- 3. amnesia, inability to remember events after an injury
- 4. head injury often caused by a penetrating object in which there may be exposure
- 5. head injury in which the brain has been injured but the skin has not been broken
- 6. hematoma, bleeding between arachnoid mater and dura mater
- 8. physical injury to the brain tissue, which may sustain long-lasting and even permanent damage
- 9. eyes, bruising under the eyes that may indicate a skull fracture
- 10. accounted for 80% of skull fractures
- 13. hematoma, bleeding into the brain tissue