The use of skull X-rays in head injury in the emergency department - A charging practice

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-190

  Mossop, David ^a   Soysa, Shanti ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head injury; Skull X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 19044363762     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051630     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Head Injury: Triage, Assessment, Investigation and Early Management of Head Injuries in Infants, Children and Adults. London: NICE, 2003.
3. Simon SD, Dodds RDA. The use of skull X-rays in the accident and emergency department. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2003; 85: 120-2.
4. Head Injury Guidelines Working Party, Royal Berkshire Hospital. Guidelines for the Management of Head Injuries. Reading: Royal Berkshire Hospital, 2001.