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                                                                                                                      (PLACE PATIENT LABEL HERE)
                                                                                            SURNAME: ____________________________________    NHI: _____________
                                                                                            FIRST NAMES: ____________________________________________________
                             = YES            = NO                                          Date of Birth: _______ /_______ /_______                           SEX: _____________
                       ✓                   ✗
                                                     MINOR HEAD INJURY GCS ≥ 13
                    Date:         /         / 20         Time:                   Clinician:                                                  NP          CNS         HS         Reg         SMO
                     HISTORY AND PRESENTING COMPLAINT  
                         Mechanism:                                                                                                                                Beware of injuries caused by 
                                                                                                                                                                   weapon e.g. Baseball bat or 
                                                                                                                                                                   hammer. High risk for skull #
                                   LOC           No           Yes:
                              Amnesia            No           Yes:              Retrograde                      Anterograde
                            Headache             No           Yes:
                               Seizure           No           Yes:
                  Nausea / vomiting              No           Yes:                                                                                                                                             MEDICINE NOTES
                              Visual △           No           Yes:
                             Dizziness           No           Yes:                                                                                                Remember to investigate the 
                                                                                                                                                                  cause of collapse, if that 
                       Tinnitus (new)            No           Yes:                                                                                                preceded the head injury
                     MEDICAL HISTORY                                                                                                                                     Nil relevant
                         Previous concussion / head injury
                                                                                                                                                                                                              EMERGENCY
                     MEDICATION / ALLERGIES                                                                                                                            Nil regular 
                      Anticoagulants             Warfarin                       Dabigatran                     Clopidogrel                 Other anticoagulants e.g. Rivaroxaban
                                                 Aspirin 
                        No known allergies             ALLERGIES:
                     FUNCTIONAL & SOCIAL HX
                         Independent             Yes          No:               Smoker:
                    Smoking history              Non smoker                     IVDU                       ETOH
                          Occupation
                      Living situation                                                                                                   To be discharged in the care of a responsible adult                 7.7.207 B
                                   SFV           Completed                                                                                           Document on nursing assessment sheet
                 Emergency Medicine / Radiology  07/2019                                                  1
                                                                                                      (PLACE PATIENT LABEL HERE)
                                                                                SURNAME: ____________________________________    NHI: _____________
                                                                                FIRST NAMES: ____________________________________________________
                           = YES            = NO                                Date of Birth: _______ /_______ /_______                           SEX: _____________
                    ✓                ✗
                 VITAL SIGNS                                BP       ______________  mmHg              Resp Rate  _________  min          Pain score  _____  /10
                      Within normal limits                  Pulse  ______________  bpm                 SPO2  ______________  %
                                                            Temp  ______________  ℃                       Air        NP        Hudson: ____ l/min
                General                 NOT distressed
                Pain                    None                   Mild 1-3             Moderate 4-7          Severe 8-10
                Intoxicated             None                   Mild                 Moderate
                EXAMINATION    
                CVS                              Warm and well perfused
                                  Pulses         Normal
                           Heart sounds          Normal
                Respiratory
                         Breathing work          Normal
                         Breath sounds           Vesicular
                          Added sounds           No        Yes:
                ABDOMEN
                               Palpation         Soft  
           MEDICINE NOTES         Tender         No        Yes:
                HEAD                                                                                                       Look for new weakness / focal neurology 
                Periorbital ecchymoses           No        Yes:                          FACE         Maxilla         Not tender             Tender
                  Mastoid ecchymoses             No        Yes:                              Zygomatic arch           Not tender             Tender
                               CSF leak          No        Yes:                             Infraorbital nerve        Intact
                      Haemotympanum              No        Yes:                                        Mouth          Normal
                                 Open #          No        Yes:                         EYES    Hyphaema              None
                     Boggy haematoma             No        Yes:                                         Pupils        Normal
          EMERGENCYPalpable depression           No        Yes:
                 NOSE          Fracture          None
                     Septal haematoma            None
                               Epistaxis         None
                               P - Pain       T - Tenderness       C - Contusion       S - Skin tear       A - Abrasion       L - Laceration       # - Fracture 
              Emergency Medicine / Radiology  07/2019                                       2
                                                                                                                                                                               (PLACE PATIENT LABEL HERE)
                                                                                                                                         SURNAME: ____________________________________    NHI: _____________
                                                                                                                                         FIRST NAMES: ____________________________________________________
                                      = YES            = NO                                                                              Date of Birth: _______ /_______ /_______                           SEX: _____________
                                   ✓                            ✗
                             NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION 
                            GCS           /15                E: ___  V: ___  M: ___                                      Alert                        Orientated to:                       time                  place                  person 
                           Cranial nerve II                         Normal vision   
                                                                    PEARL
                                        III, IV, VI                 FROEM  LR6, SO4
                                                     V              Normal   Facial sensation. Motor masseter, temporalis
                                                   VII              Normal   Facial movements
                                                  VIII              Normal   Hearing, Rinne, Weber
                                               IX, X                Normal   Gag, swallow                                                                                                                                               Plantar reflex:    ↓   ↑      ↓  ↑       
                                                    XI              Normal   Shoulder shrug                                                                                                                                                         Clonus:     -    +      -   +  
                                                   XII              Normal   Tongue protrusion                                                                                                                                                                            0    Absent 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ±  Reduced 
                                            Power                   Normal in all myotomes                                                                                                                                                                                +  Average 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ++  Brisk Normal 
                                     Sensation                      Normal in all dermatomes                                                                                                                                                                          +++ Pathological
                                Coordination                        Normal
                                       Reflexes                     Normal
                                                Gait               Normal
                             MUSCULOSKELETAL / OTHER
                             C-SPINE                                                                                                                                                                                             Absence of midline tenderness is a low                                              MEDICINE NOTES
                             Midline tender                         No                   Yes                                                                                                                                    risk factor (See C-spine injury Best Care 
                               Motion range                         Normal                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bundle )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    EMERGENCY
                                                     P - Pain       T - Tenderness       C - Contusion       S - Skin tear       A - Abrasion       L - Laceration       # - Fracture 
                               RESULTS                                                                                                              
                             HAEMATOLOGY                                           BIOCHEMISTRY                                                                                               COAGS                                                URINE  MSU / CSU
                             Hb                                                    Na+                                                  CRP                                                   INR                                                 Nitrates
                             WCC                                                     +                                                                                                        APTT                                                Leuc est
                                                                                   K
                             PL                                                    Gluc                                                                                                                                                           WCC
                                                                                   Creat                                                                                                                                                          RCC
                         Emergency Medicine / Radiology  07/2019                                                                                              3
                                                                                                      (PLACE PATIENT LABEL HERE)
                                                                                SURNAME: ____________________________________    NHI: _____________
                                                                                FIRST NAMES: ____________________________________________________
                           = YES            = NO                                Date of Birth: _______ /_______ /_______                           SEX: _____________
                    ✓                ✗
                 CLINICAL IMPRESSION / DIAGNOSIS           
                         Impression           Minor head injury 
                                              Normal neurology                    Abnormal neurology:
                    Other problems
                       IMAGING               None indicated                            Imaging indications: BCB Pathway:  CT Head p1  C-spine p4
                            CT head          Requested                      RESULT:                                                      Time:
                             C-spine         Plain films          CT
                                                                                                                               Report:          Verbal        Formal
                                                                                                             Films reviewed with Dr: ______________________ SMO
                 PLAN  / NURSING INSTRUCTIONS
                       Observations          Abbreviated  Westmead repeat please                                      Document p2 Best Care Bundle pathway 
                                 ADT         Requested                          Completed
                        Wound care           Requested                          Completed
           MEDICINE NOTES
          EMERGENCY
                                                                                                                Discharge criteria & checklist page 3 BCB pathway
                     Discharge:              Head injury advice sheet provided and discussed - highlight graduated return to sport
                                             Car            Phone               In care of responsible adult
                                             Sports related injury →            Provide SCAT 5 assessment. Patient may self refer to Axis
                     Admit:                  General Surgery                    Neurosurgery        Dr: _________________________  time: _________
                  Clinician Name:                                             Designation:                  Sign:                         Contact details:  _________
                  For junior staff:               Discussed with                Reviewed by SMO: ________________________________________
              Emergency Medicine / Radiology  07/2019                                       4
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...Place patient label here surname nhi first names yes no date of birth sex minor head injury gcs time clinician np cns hs reg smo history and presenting complaint mechanism beware injuries caused by weapon e g baseball bat or hammer high risk for skull loc amnesia retrograde anterograde headache seizure nausea vomiting medicine notes visual dizziness remember to investigate the cause collapse if that tinnitus new preceded medical nil relevant previous concussion emergency medication allergies regular anticoagulants warfarin dabigatran clopidogrel other rivaroxaban aspirin known functional social hx independent smoker smoking non ivdu etoh occupation living situation be discharged in care a responsible adult b sfv completed document on nursing assessment sheet radiology vital signs bp mmhg resp rate min pain score within normal limits pulse bpm spo temp air hudson l general not distressed none mild moderate severe intoxicated examination cvs warm well perfused pulses heart sounds respira...

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