Variable | BIG 1 |
LOC | Yes/No |
Neuro Exam Findings | Normal |
Intoxication | No |
CAP | No |
Skull fracture | No |
SDH | less than or equal to 4mm |
EDH | less than 4mm |
IPH | less than 4mm, 1 location |
SAH | Trace |
IVH | No |
Patients meeting BIG 1 Criteria are unlikely to require neurosurgical interventions
Abbreviations:
- CAP - Coumadin, Aspirin, and Plavix
- EDH - epidural hematoma
- IPH - intraparenchymal hemorrhage
- IVH - intraventricular hemorrhage
- LOC - loss of consciousness
- SAH - subarachnoid hemorrhage
- SDH - subdural hematoma
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