open head injury

In the case of an open head injury, the skull is cracked and broken by an object that makes contact with the brain.

The cause of death was declared to be "Open head injury with depressed skull fracture, leading to cardiopulmonary arrest".

In open head injury the skull is penetrated and brain tissue is destroy in a localized area.

A penetrating head injury, or open head injury, is a head injury in which the dura mater, the outer layer of the meninges, is breached.

The cognitive residual symptoms of head trauma are associated with the type of injury (either open head injury or closed head injury)and the amount of tissue destroyed.

The most common type of head injury in motorcycle accidents is closed head injury, meaning injury in which the skull is not broken as distinct from an open head injury like a bullet wound.

He reports that he was in a conflict with a "being who knows no mercy," and despite his coughing up blood, difficulty speaking, and open head injuries, he tells the group to stay away so as to not attract the being's attention.