Head injury accounts for a significant proportion of emergency department visits and around 50% of trauma deaths are due to a head injury. Complications and mortality rates increase if definitive therapy is delayed. Therefore, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have published a clinical guideline in 2009 for early management of patients with a head injury. The guideline provides detailed recommendations for initial assessment of head injury patients including initial assessment, indications for referral to ED, indications for CT etc.
Key Recommendations For Initial Assessment Of Adult Patient The management protocol of head injury patients is based on the Glasgow Coma scale and Glasgow Coma scale score. 1. Indications For Referral To Hospital Adult patients with any of the following signs and symptoms should be referred for further assessment of potential brain…
