Head home: a prospective cohort study of a nurse-led paediatric head injury clinical decision tool at a district general hospital.

Patrick AldridgeHeather CastleClare PhillipsEmma RussellRichard Guerrero-LuduenaRaj Rout

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2020)

A negative HIDATq appears safe in our ED. Potentially 20% (349/1739) of all patients with head injuries presenting to our department could be discharged by nurses at triage with adequate safety netting advice. This increases to 50% (543/1739), if patients with lacerations or abrasions were given advice and discharged at triage. A large multicentre study is required to validate the tool.

Keyphrases

emergency department
optic nerve
healthcare
intensive care unit
primary care
mental health
adverse drug