Question 11.

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A 20 year old man was involved in a road traffic accident. He was brought to the Emergency Department with a fixed and dilated pupil. a. What are the emergency measures to decrease the raised intracranial pressure at the Emergency Department?
(4 marks)

b. An urgent CT scan was done. What were the findings & the diagnosis?
(3 marks)

c. If the CT scan was normal & the patient was fully alert & orientated, what would be the most likely cause of the dilated pupil?
(3 marks)