Blood pressure goals in traumatic brain injuries

[zzyzx]

I know that the recommendation for treating hypertension in a subarachnoid bleed is to keep the BP below 140, but is there any accepted recommendation for traumatic subarachnoid bleeds?

Would you treat a BP of 230/120 in a patient with a traumatic brain bleed (not subarachnoid) if you did not know the ICP?

[RNQueenB, ADN]

Your BP parameters should be the same whether traumatic or not.