Abstract
Head trauma is a common chief complaint encountered by school nurses. This article describes the initial assessment and management of head trauma in children and adolescents, delineates reasons that may prompt the school nurse to transfer a student to a local emergency department, and discusses the role of the school nurse when a student is diagnosed with a concussion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-29 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | NASN school nurse (Print) |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)