RT Book, Section A1 Murtagh, John A1 Murtagh, Clare SR Print(0) ID 1208723964 T1 Head Injury and Unconsciousness T2 John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook, 8th Edition YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PP Sydney, Australia SN 9781743768266 LK murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1208723964 RD 2024/10/09 AB The clinical terms used to describe brain injury of concussion, confusion and laceration indicate minor to major degrees of a similar injury. Life-threatening injuries include extradural and subdural haematomas (see Fig. H6). The Glasgow coma scale (see Table H5) can be used as a guide to the conscious state.