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Neonatal Subgaleal Hemorrhage
www.academyofneonatalnursing.orgthe head circumference exceeds normal limits approximately 40 ml of blood are lost to the subgaleal space.16 Massive blood loss of this type could easily exceed the neonate’s total blood volume and lead to profound, and many times lethal, hypovolemic shock. On postmortem examination, one infant who had died from a subgaleal hemorrhage was ...
Caput Succedaneum and Cephalohematoma: The Cs that …
www.academyofneonatalnursing.orgSubgaleal hemorrhage may initially be mistaken for caput succedaneum because blood crosses cranial suture lines in both conditions, but subgaleal hemorrhage, in contrast to cephalohematoma, is potentially life threatening.21 for a complete study of
A Heads Up on Subgaleal Hemorrhage - Children’s Memorial ...
www.childrens.memorialhermann.orgScalp swellings • Subgaleal hemorrhage o Rupture of the emissary veins, blood accumulation in the subaponeurotic space. o Massive blood loss possible, no barrier to stop the bleeding.