Question

You have been called to the local community hospital for a 48-year-old male involved in a motor vehicle collision 2 hours prior. he has been diagnosed with a cerebral contusion and must be transported to a trauma center for specialty care. as a knowledgeable emt, you recognize that a cerebral contusion is:

Answer 1

If a patient has a cerebral contusion this means that the patient has a "bruise" to his frontal or temporal lobe(s) meaning that they have small bleed(s) in the brain.