The emergency department is notified that a 6-year-old is in transit with a suspected brain injury after being involved in a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident. The child is unresponsive at this time
Vital signs are within normal limits. What will the therapy used on this child be directed towards?
A) Maintaining the child's airway
B) Decreasing the ICP
C) Assessing secondary brain injury
D) Preserving brain homeostasis
Ans: D
Feedback: All therapy is directed toward preserving brain homeostasis and preventing secondary brain injury, which is injury to the brain that occurs after the original traumatic event. The scenario does not indicate the child has increased ICP or a secondary brain injury at this point. Maintaining the child's airway is part of preserving brain homeostasis
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