EMT Basic · Chapter 29 · Matchup
Head and Spine Injuries
Drag each term onto its matching definition.
- Bleeding directly into brain tissue from a ruptured vessel.drop a term here
- Keeping the spine in neutral alignment when injury is suspected; selectively applied per current evidence.drop a term here
- A late sign of increased intracranial pressure — rising blood pressure, falling pulse, and irregular respirations.drop a term here
- An injury to the brain caused by external force — ranging from mild concussion to severe brain damage.drop a term here
- A mild TBI marked by transient neurologic symptoms — confusion, headache, brief loss of consciousness — without structural brain injury on imaging.drop a term here