Assessment, investigation, and early management of head injury: Summary of NICE guidance

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7622, 2007, Pages 719-720

  Yates, David ^a   Aktar, Rifna ^b   Hill, Jennifer ^b  

^a Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN)   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CHILD; COUNSELING; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 35248846625     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39331.702951.47     Document Type: Short Survey

References (2)

1. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Head injury: triage, assessment, investigation and early managementof head injury in infants, children and adults. 2007. (NICE clinical guideline No 56). www.nice.org.uk/CG056
2. Hassan Z, Smith M, Littlewood S, Bouamra O, Hughes D, Biggin C, et al. Head injuries: a study evaluating the impact of the NICE head injury guidelines. Emerg Med J 2005;22:845-9.