VizD Challenge Week of 3/10/08
A 32-year-old woman presents to your ED 2-days after falling off a bar stool and hitting her head on the floor. She complains of persistent headache.
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Questions:
1. What is the sign seen in the image?
2. What condition is this sign associated with?
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21 comments:
Battle's sign which indicates a basilar skull fracture.
1. Battle sign
2. Basilar skull fracture
Battle's sign - associated with base of skull fractures.
Battle's Sign
Intracranial hematoma/hemorrhage
Battle's sign; it indicates possible fracture of the posterior skull.
1. Battle's sign
2. Basilar skull fracture
Battle sign, Basilar skull fracture
As a lowly EMT, it looks like Battle Signs which lead me to guess a basal skull fracture.
Battle's sign, signifying basilar skull fracture. yeehaw!
1. Battle´s sign
2. Skull base fracture
1.) Battle Sign
2.) Bleeding from a basal skull fracture
battle's sign- seen in basilar skull fractures
Battle's sign - ecchymosis and/or edema behind ear, arising hours to days following blow to head. Sign of basilar skull fracture.
She's got battle signs!
Basil skull fracture?
Battle's sign
basilar skull fracture
battle sign
head trauma
child abuse
Battle's sign - ecchymosis forming hours to days following blow to head - sign of basilar skull fracture.
Battle's Sign---associated with skull fracture and possible brain trauma.
this is Battle's sign, also known as mastoid ecchymosis
seen in frature base of skull
thanks
The picture shows Battle's sign (also known as mastoid ecchymosis).
Battle's sign is associated with a basilar skull fracture.
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