@article{ref1,
title="Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: Improving the Referral/Consultation Process",
journal="U.S. Army Medical Department journal",
year="2014",
author="Watson, Charles",
volume="ePub",
number="4-14",
pages="67-72",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Clinical practice inconsistencies in the identification and referral of patients suspected of mild traumatic brain injury have been identified within primary care clinics in a major military medical center. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine if the use of an overprinted communication tool would improve the referral/consultation process between identified clinics in one Army medical center. <br><br>DESIGN: The consultation/referral process was evaluated following an educational presentation regarding the use of a situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR) communication form. Data were collected from consultation charts before and after two months of use of the SBAR communication form. <br><br>RESULTS: The communication tool improved capture of dates of injury, prior treatment, history of testing, patient education, and request for therapy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings from this project demonstrated that a communication tool such as the TBI-SBAR would be beneficial for use in primary care clinics.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-0436",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}