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Citation |
Olympia RP. NASN Sch. Nurse 2016; 32(1): 25-29. |
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Affiliation |
Attending Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2016, National Association of School Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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PMID |
27578775 |
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Abstract |
Head trauma is a common chief complaint encountered by school nurses. This article describes the initial assessment and management of head trauma in children and adolescents, delineates reasons that may prompt the school nurse to transfer a student to a local emergency department, and discusses the role of the school nurse when a student is diagnosed with a concussion. Language: en |