Competencias de enfermería en traumatismo craneoencefálico basado en la teoría de Virginia Henderson.

Abstract

Head trauma is considered a health problem that increases over the years, the consequences in these patients if they are not managed immediately and with the appropriate measures make the difference between permanent neurological damage and successful recovery, when the brain hits with extreme force inside the cranial vault produces lacerations in the blood vessels causing hemorrhages, intracranial hemorrhages cause an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) is when the brain, having no space to release that pressure, begins to have the first damage and if it is not stabilized, the patient can go into a coma, convulsions, respiratory distress and even death.