Head injury instructions: a time to unify.
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal
- Vol. 14 (4) , 238-239
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.14.4.238
Abstract
To compare and contrast the head injury advice give by various hospitals in England after minor head injury, and to draw attention to the need for a national set of head injury instructions. 50 accident and emergency departments were contacted by post and asked to supply a copy of their head injury information card or leaflet; 41 hospitals replied (82%). Comparison of the cards showed inconsistencies and conflicting advice given by the departments contacted. There is a need for a national head injury card and a proposal for such a card is presented.Keywords
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