Head injury instructions: a time to unify.
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.
Parsley
J
J
Accident and Emergency Department, Crawley Hospital, West Sussex.
Fletcher
L
L
Mabrook
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AF
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance