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Trauma

Head injury

ED triage front-load checklist

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Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Mechanism
  2. 2LOC
  3. 3Amnesia
  4. 4Initial/current GCS
  5. 5Vomiting
  6. 6Anticoagulant/antiplatelet use
  7. 7Severe/worsening headache
  8. 8Seizure
  9. 9Focal deficit
  10. 10Skull-fracture signs
Front-load

Key points

  • Mechanism.
  • LOC?
  • Amnesia?
  • Initial/current GCS.
  • Vomiting?
  • Anticoagulant/antiplatelet use.
  • Severe/worsening headache?
  • Seizure?
  • Focal deficit?
  • Skull-fracture signs?
  • Neck pain?
  • Intoxication complicating assessment?