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Comparative Study
. 1997 Jul;14(4):238-9.
doi: 10.1136/emj.14.4.238.

Head injury instructions: a time to unify

J Parsley  1 , L Fletcher, A F Mabrook
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Comparative Study

Head injury instructions: a time to unify

J Parsley et al. J Accid Emerg Med. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: 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.

Methods: 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%).

Results: Comparison of the cards showed inconsistencies and conflicting advice given by the departments contacted.

Conclusions: There is a need for a national head injury card and a proposal for such a card is presented.

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