It's more than a head knock. Getting seriousness about concussion in emergency departments.
| Autor: | King, Doug A., Peace, Alan J. |
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BRAIN concussion prevention
BRAIN concussion diagnosis RISK assessment POLICY sciences TRAFFIC accidents INTIMATE partner violence SPORTS injuries HOSPITAL emergency services DECISION making in clinical medicine EVALUATION of medical care VIOLENCE in the workplace NEURODEGENERATION EXPERIENCE CHRONIC traumatic encephalopathy EMERGENCY nursing PROFESSIONAL employee training BRAIN injuries HEALTH equity CONTINUING education COGNITION ACCIDENTAL falls |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Nurse New Zealand; 2024, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p6-9, 4p |
| Abstrakt: | Attention and awareness regarding concussion injury in New Zealand has notably increased in the last decade. While most of this increase is due to discussion regarding concussions from sporting endeavours, the majority of concussions are from non-sport environments including motor vehicle crashes, workplace incidents, falls, accidents, assault and intimate partner violence. In most of these cases, hospital Emergency Departments (ED's) are often the first point of contact. As argued in our Opinion here, there are concerns regarding the consistency of concussion care protocols between hospitals, advice given to patients, and lack of follow up education and management after discharge. Our Opinion is to provide a constructive discussion as well as suggestions on long-term improvements. Finally, we provide some recommendations that could be implemented immediately to improve clinical practice for presentations of concussion injuries in ED's. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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