Traumatic brain injury: assessment and management.
Suspected traumatic brain injury is a common presenting problem for emergency department staff. Sorting out who needs to have a computed tomography scan, who should be admitted and who should be followed up can be difficult. A framework for making these decisions is provided in this article.
McNaughton
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Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Matire
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