Emergency CT
Shows subarachnoid haemorrhage | |
Blood/xanthochromia
Traumatic lumbar punctures do not causa xanthochromia in that specimen
Negative
(15% of subarachnoid haemorrhage)
Refer to neurosurgeons |
If CT and CSF at 12 hours are | |
Resuscitate |
negative the patient has not had | |
Nimodipine 60 mg |
a subarachnoid haemorrhage |
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