When transporting an unresponsive patient with a traumatic brain injury, which one of the following assessment findings would suggest that the patient is suffering from a herniation of the brain?
A) The patient starts to vomit.
B) The patient remains unresponsive.
C) There is flexion of the arms when a shoulder is pinched.
D) Both pupils are 4 mm and react to light.
C
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a. Globus pallidus b. Caudate nucleus c. Substantia nigra d. Subthalamic nucleus
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The benefit of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is that it:
a. enables you to identify patients at risk for stroke. b. enables you to identify the type of stroke a patient is having. c. helps you predict the likelihood a patient will die from a stroke. d. helps you identify the probability that your patient is having a stroke.
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