Coup-Contrecoup This is how the brain gets injured both at site of impact and on complete opposite side! | High Performance EMS

Head injuries aren’t always about the point of impact. In a coup–contrecoup injury, the brain doesn’t just get hurt once, it’s hit twice, on opposite sides of the skull. When the head suddenly stops (think motor vehicle crash, fall, or assault), the brain keeps moving due to inertia. The coup injury occurs where the brain first strikes the inside of the skull. The contrecoup injury happens on the opposite side, as the brain rebounds and slams into the other side of the cranial vault. This back a