Understanding the clinical detection of brain injury in children
Document number : 251301
Created by: Madhu Edirisinghege, 2019-05-09
Last revised by: Susan Wright, 2019-08-22
Document created in: James Cook University

Published

1. Summary

Abstract for the general public

Our study will focus on understanding the clinical detection of mild TBI and working towards developing a common set of tools and assessments for mTBI that can be utilised by clinicians in the acute setting.

Supervisor

Susan Gorton
JCU Clinical School, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas 4811

Workplaces involved in this project

Added workplaces

Health Care - Health care providers - Queensland Health - Townsville Hospital and Health Service - The Townsville Hospital - Medicine - Emergency medicine

Education - James Cook University (JCU) - Division of Tropical Health and Medicine - College of Medicine and Dentistry - Medicine - Mackay Clinical School

2. In depth information

Scientific title

Understanding the clinical detection of mild Traumatic Brain Injury in children presenting to ED

3. Ethics and information for classification purposes

Waiver of the need for individual consent

A waiver of the need for individual consent is or will be applied for

Date commenced

2018-12-05

4. Outcome

Principal investigators assessment of implementation

Strong implementation locally

Some implementation nation wide

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