Activity restrictions as part of the discharge management for children with a traumatic head injury.
This article describes a proactive management strategy that is currently part of the discharge protocol for children seeking care for a head injury (HI) at a pediatric and adolescent trauma center. The strategy consists of setting activity restrictions for children hospitalized and those seen in the emergency department after a HI that may or not have been sports related. It was developed based on extensive clinical experience with families of children with a HI and existing guidelines for returning athletes to sports. Possible merits and pitfalls of the strategy are discussed.
Swaine
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School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec. bonnie.swaine@umontreal.ca
Friedman
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013177:Sports; D014193:Trauma Centers