2006-08-16 23:31:36 · 5 answers · asked by shakhawan m 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
As a healthcare professional, I have to state that all of the above answers contain false information. A fixed and dilated pupil is a very serious sign of a brain injury. Its also a late sign of a brain injury, meaning that there are other neurological changes- decrease in the level of consciousness, behavioural changes, confusion, weakness or paralysis- before the brain injury progresses to where the pupilis fixed and dialted. Generally, a fixed and dilated pupil means that either brain swelling or bleeding in the brain has progressed to where pressure on the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III) does not allow the eye to react to light. This is a very serious situation, and usually a sign of cerebral herniaton, and indicative of impending death, unless drasti action is taken. If the brain injury is so severe that the pupil no longer reacts, the patient is almost certainly unconscious or severly neurologically impaired.
Drugs may dilate both pupils, but they will still react to light. Waiting 12 hours with a person with a fixed and dilated pupil will probably end in their death. Every patient I have known of that had fixed and dilated pupils has died. (None while I was taking care of them)
2006-08-17 12:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by lwiley3 2 · 7⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-08 19:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by molinari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-13 03:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 23:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by soules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have autonomic dysfunction, and my heart goes into asystole when my circulation is not functioning. I am technically dead, and my pupils are "fixed and dilated" during asystole. The lack of blood flow and oxygen to my brain causes brain suffering, a seizure and asystole. It is serious, and technically death. I can't imagine any scenario where "fixed and dilated" pupils would be okay and not in need of immediate medical attention.
2014-03-06 01:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jen 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is so funny because I had a patient whose eyes where fixed and dilated and was perfectly fine. Sitting up and talking to me just like anyone else. It could be from medication or a prior head injury....lol.
2014-08-10 02:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sheila 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is usually an indication of brain damage. Not a good thing... if the person is unconscious, they probably suffered a blow to the head. If you know someone who is awake, and they have a fixed and dilated pupil, they need a brain scan ASAP.
2006-08-16 23:52:56 · answer #7 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hubby had a massive CVA, right side totally stroked out. His right pupil was fixed a dilated and this was the indication he had massive brain trauma. Please et your flu shots and avoid the H1N1 virus at all costs. It killed y 46 yo love of my life.
2015-08-31 13:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fixed dilated pupils means that there is no brain activity. If it is just one than there is no brain activity in a portion of the brain. It is important to seek immediate medical attention for this. The cause of it can be several things.
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