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Bilaterally
Relating to or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs.
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale, a scale that is used to assess the severity of a brain injury. It consists of values from 3 to 15 obtained by summing the ratings assigned to three variables depending on whether and how the patient responds to certain standard stimuli by opening the eyes, giving a verbal response, and giving a motor response. A low score (3 to 5) indicates a poor chance of recovery and a high score (8 to 15) indicates a good chance of recovery.
Decerebrate Posturing
Abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backwards. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been sever damage to the brain.
Aortic Transection
Laceration or rupture of aorta. Also known as an Aortic rupture, Aortic laceration, or Aortic tear.
