P40 Understanding head injuries: a school nurse's guide

Course summary

This course goes beyond the basics and looks at head injury in more depth. It provides attendees with a better understanding of the causes and forms of head injuries and initial assessment and management.

Who should attend?

School Nurses
Practitioners who deal with head injuries in children

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

Apply essential aspects of neurological anatomy.
Discuss the causes and forms of head injury
Demonstrate a base knowledge of neurological examination including SCAT guidelines
Be aware of safe management practice such as when to refer to A&E, caring for superficial head wounds and return to play for sports related injury.

Course programme

Specific class requests
Applied neuro anatomy
MOI
Forms of injury
An introduction to patient examination
Clinical features
Guidelines and management, including managing superficial scalp wounds and referral parameters.
Guide to further study

Led by

TBA