An Original Research article published in Emergency Medicine Australasia Volume 33 issue 2 April 2021, by Franz E. Babl, Emma Tavender, Dustin W. Ballard et al.
Abstract
Objective: Children frequently present with head injuries to acute care settings. Although international paediatric clinical practice guidelines for head injuries exist, they do not address all considerations related to triage, imaging, observation versus admission, transfer, discharge and follow-up of mild to moderate head injuries relevant to the Australian and New Zealand context. The Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) set out to develop an evidence-based, locally applicable, practical clinical guideline for the care of children with mild to moderate head injuries presenting to acute care settings.
A multidisciplinary Guideline Working Group (GWG) developed 33 questions in the three key areas of triage, imaging and discharge. The results of their search and review of existing guidelines and discovered new evidence resulted in 71 recommendations relevant to the Australian and New Zealand setting. The guideline is presented as three documents; a detailed Full Guideline, a Guideline Summary and a Clinical Algorithm.
This article is available to all NSW Health employees via CiAP or by contacting your Library service. MNCLHD employees can go to the document request page.
For parents, concerning features to watch out for go to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network page – Head Injuries in Children. If in doubt go to emergency or see your GP. Never feel that your concern for your head injured child is wasting anyone’s time.
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