Question

A 65-year-old client was hit in the head with a ball and was knocked unconscious. upon her arrival at the emergency department and subsequent diagnostic tests, it was determined that she suffered a subdural hematoma. the client is becoming increasingly symptomatic. how would you expect her subdural hematoma to be classified?

Answer 1

Since the client was hit in the head with a ball and was knocked unconsciously, we can assume that the ball’s force was also a result of it accelerating. In this case, the client’s subdural hematoma can be classified as acute hematoma.  Acute hematoma is usually developed after a high speed acceleration or deceleration which caused larger hematomas.