A 65-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department (ER) after…

Question A 65-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department (ER) after… A 65-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department (ER) after being involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The patient was a back seat passenger in a car and was not wearing a seat belt. He was flung forward when the collision occurred and hit his head on the back of the driver’s seat. When the vehicle came to a stop, he was then thrown backwards. The ER physician’s diagnosis is traumatic brain injury, and she asks the nursing staff to perform a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment on the patient every hour. Given the history of the patient’s involvement in the motor vehicle accident and knowing he hit his head on the back of the driver’s seat, what primary brain injury would the doctor suspect the patient to be at risk for? Why? You will need to defend your answer using specific facts, data, and other information drawn from the textbook and at least one other supplemental source. Health Science Science Nursing HCR 42663 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)