Angel with broken wings : a case study on cerebral contusion intracerebral bleed with multiple fracture

Date of Completion

1997

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Brain Contusion, Cerebral Hemorrhage

Abstract

Various researchers have been done to address the need for a holistic approach on the treatment and rehabilitation of brain-injured patient. But none of these among numerous researchers has been made to address the needs of the patient especially if the patient could no longer sustain the financial burdensome cost of rehabilitation. For that matter, this case study is made possible to address the grave need of studying the patient's living conditions, primarily to know how the patient is coping. Presented here is a case of a 21 year old female diagnosed to have cerebral contusions ruling out intracerebral bleed with multiple fracture secondary to a vehicular accident last March, 1996. She was admitted in a hospital with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3 and a Glasgow Outcome Scale of 4. However, in spite of the low outcome score, she had a good prognosis for functional recovery. The main thrust of this study is to see the realization of that dream and furthermore of her to go back to her previous work as a factory worker. Perhaps we could find inspiration and strength from-that is to face every trial with burning fervor and determination. The study found out that not all textbook theories should be followed dogmatically and are therefore infallible. This also proved that no two individual with the same diagnosis would come out with the same prognosis and would have the same amount of recovery. Traumatic head injury is a common and devastating occurrence not only in American society but also other societies around the world. It can have a tremendous impact on the lives of the injured person and the family. Rarely is the individual with head injury the only person affected by the problems resulting from the head injury. Often the family suffers losses and carries the burden of permanently changed life goals, many sustain serious head injury and are left with physical cognitive, and behavioral deficits that significantly alter premorbid lifestyle. In developing country like ours, victims who suffer from this injury, especially those who are the sole financial assistance to sustain their treatment and rehabilitation needs. This is the reason why the researchers picked this case of Angelica Estandarte, a 21 year old, female patient who was victim of a vehicular accident and suffered from Traumatic Brain Injury with multiple fractures. A lot of TBI patients are confined to their homes without any idea of the existence of Physical Rehabilitation its benefits and promise in alleviating their present condition. Financial incapacity one of the problems being raised in as far as the possibility of rehabilitation is concerned. It is therefore encouraged to have a specific design of rehabilitation to meet the needs of patients with financial difficulty. Perhaps, this is the only way we can reach to our indigent patient to provide them with the best quality care there is.

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