Emergency Medicine Book

http://www.fpnotebook.com/

Mild Head Injury Discharge InstructionsAka: Head Injury Precautions

Advertisement

  1. See Also
    1. Head Injury
    2. Management of Mild Head Injury
  2. Instructions
    1. One week follow-up clinic
    2. Avoid Alcohol and sedating medications for 3 days
    3. Remain with a reliable companion for 24 hours
    4. Return or call immediately for
      1. Difficult to awaken
        1. Awaken every 2 hours from sleep
      2. Excessive Sleepiness
      3. Convulsions
      4. Bleeding or watery discharge from ear or nose
      5. Severe Headache
      6. Weakness or loss of feeling in arm or leg
      7. Confusion or strange behavior
      8. Eye changes
        1. One pupil larger than the other
        2. Peculiar eye movements
        3. Double Vision
      9. Slow or rapid pulse
      10. Unusual breathing pattern
      11. Urinary Incontinence or bowel Incontinence
  3. References
    1. Lawler (1996) J {a 5829} Rehabil 11:18

Navigation Tree