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. 2024 Nov 20;16(11):e74102. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74102

Table 11. Trauma training score: "Head/Spine Injury" domain.

Table Credits: Scott Young, Gerrit Davis, and Kyle Couperus

Head/Spine Injury Score: ____ out of ____ possible points (Max of 12)
1. Assesses level of consciousness 0 = Not completed 1 = Delayed or incorrect performance 2 = Correctly performed appropriate timing [GCS]
2. Pupil assessment 0 = Not performed 2 = Performed
3. Assesses for neurologic deficit 0 = Not performed 1 = Partial assessment 2 = Performed
4. Performs appropriate interventions as indicated for traumatic brain injury (i.e., elevate the head of the bed or reverse Trendelenburg, maintain appropriate blood pressure, avoid hypoxemia) 0 = Indicated, not completed 1 = Indicated, delayed or incorrect performance 2 = Indicated, correctly performed, appropriate timing
5. Maintains spinal precautions 0 = Indicated, not completed 1 = Indicated, delayed or incorrect performance 2 = Indicated, correctly performed appropriate timing
6. Hypertonic Saline and/or Mannitol administration 0 = Indicated, not completed 1 = Indicated, delayed or incorrect administration 2 = Indicated, correctly administered, appropriate timing
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