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Minor head injury in the Republic of Ireland : evaluation of written information given at discharge from emergency departments
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Peachey, Tom, Hawley, Carol, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Mason, Lynda and Morris, Richard (2011) Minor head injury in the Republic of Ireland : evaluation of written information given at discharge from emergency departments. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol.28 (No.8). pp. 707-708. doi:10.1136/emj.2010.093872 ISSN 1472-0205.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.093872
Abstract
Most patients presenting to the emergency department with minor head injuries are discharged with written information. Here the quality of minor head injury discharge leaflets in the Republic of Ireland is evaluated against a nationally accepted template. There was great variability in leaflet content. Most provided minimal information on emergency symptoms but 60% contained no information on post-concussional symptoms. No leaflet was available in audio-format or languages other than English. Information provided in minor head injury leaflets should be improved and standardised across Ireland.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Emergency medical services -- Ireland, Head -- Wounds and injuries -- Ireland, Communication in medicine -- Ireland | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Emergency Medicine Journal | ||||
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1472-0205 | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.28 | ||||
| Number: | No.8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 707-708 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1136/emj.2010.093872 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Funder: | University of Warwick |
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