Head/Spinal Trauma

S501

• Maintain airway and administer oxygen as necessary to maintain SpO2 >95%
• Respiratory goal is to maintain normal rate of 10-12/min to maintain ETCO2 of 35-40 mmHg
• ONLY with assymetric pupils (> 1mm dif) and comatose, hyperventilate to goal ETCO2 of 30 mmHg
• Stop hyperventilation if pupils normalize
• ONLY with assymetric pupils (>1 mm dif) and comatose, consider 500 ml of 3% saline