Background: You are the nurse caring for Kerry, a 52 year old male patient who was brought into the Emergency Department

Background: You are the nurse caring for Kerry, a 52 year old male patient who was brought into the Emergency Department a few hours ago after sustaining a head injury. He was an un-helmeted motorcyclist. He was driving down the highway when the SUV in front of him swerved because a pickup truck in front of him stopped short. Kerry did not have time to react and then hit the back of the pickup truck that stopped short. He was transported to your facility via EMS. When paramedics met Kerry on the side of the road he was awake and talking. He was confused but seemed alright. Suddenly Kerry started slurring his words and had a decrease in his level of consciousness. He was nauseated and had a large non-bloody emesis. Answers to follow after the practice questions. Q1. What type of head injury should the paramedics have suspected that Kerry was experiencing? 1) Epidural hematoma 2) Subdural hematoma 3) Subdural hematoma 4) Anoxic brain injury 5) Aneurysm 6) Stroke