Question

You are dispatched to a residence for a​ 32-year-old female who is complaining of a severe headache and blurry vision in her left eye. When you arrive at the​ scene, she meets you at the door and leads you toward the kitchen. As you follow​ her, you notice that she appears to be relying on the wall to assist her balance. When you question​ her, she tells you that the headache began the previous day and got worse as the day went​ on, forcing her to leave work early. When she awoke this​ morning, she noticed the dizziness and vision change in her eye and decided not to drive herself to the doctor. She denies any history of trauma. As you perform your​ examination, you notice that she winces when you touch the left parietal area of her head. When​ asked, she remembers that she was struck on the left side of the head by an object that she thought was thrown by a lawn mower as she walked past it three days ago while walking her dog. She states that the object did not hurt very​ much, so she figured it was unimportant and forgot about it. With the provided​ information, on which field diagnosis would you base your treatment​ plan?A cerebral contusionAn epidural hematomaSubarachnoid bleedA subdural hematoma

Answer 1

Hi !

A subdural hematoma

An occult subdural hematoma can result in the patient not remembering any injury to the head.