Variability in discharge instructions and activity restrictions for patients in a children's ED postconcussion

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-25

  De Maio, Valerie J ^a,b   Joseph, Damilola O ^b   Tibbo Valeriote, Holly ^a   Cabanas, Jose G ^c   Lanier, Brian ^a   Mann, Courtney H ^b   Register Mihalik, Johna ^a  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Wake Emergency Physicians   (United States)

^c City of Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services System   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; discharge instructions; trauma

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACTIVITY RESTRICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCUSSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCHARGE INSTRUCTION; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SKULL FRACTURE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TINNITUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE SUMMARIES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84892991766     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000058     Document Type: Article

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