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Las lesiones en la cabeza pueden ir desde protuberancias menores en la cabeza hasta lesiones cerebrales devastadoras. El hecho de aprender a reconocer una lesión craneana grave e implementar los primeros auxilios básicos puede hacer la diferencia en la salvación de la vida de una persona. Las causas comunes de lesiones en la cabeza son, entre otras: accidentes de tráfico, caídas, agresiones físicas y accidentes en el hogar, el trabajo, al aire libre o mientras se practican deportes.

• Fecha de revisión: 1/8/2007
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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