>>11797030not a medic, but have gone to some seminars about TBI, iirc it's mostly about stopping further damage happening and letting them recover in a controlled environment. A workflow would probably look something like:
>receive patient, perform visual examination>markers for TBI found>sedate, paralyse & intubate. Continual monitoring to maintain blood and blood oxygen supply to the brain. >perform brain scanning, whatever is fastest to get the patient in. delaying even minutes before surgery here can dictate massive swings in patient outcome. Usually CT/MRI. fNIRS becoming more of a thing. >figure out the extent of TBI, is there anything actionable? Skull fractures in brain matter? hematoma? heavy bleeding?>Surgery to remove clots, relieve pressure, bone fragments etc. Try and get rid of anything that will cause further damage over time by placing pressure on tissue.>Keep patient in controlled, monitored environment while they heal. Heavy physiotherapy probably necessary after they wake up.TBI is no joke, it's one of the biggest killers of people under 20. Wear your helmet, kids
