TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Parental recognition of postconcussive symptoms in children
JO  - Journal of trauma nursing
A1  - Stevens, Penelope K.
A1  - Penprase, Barbara
A1  - Kepros, John P.
A1  - Dunneback, James
SP  - 178
EP  - 182
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - Evaluation of current emergency department discharge instructions and parental recognition of symptomatology requiring further care for traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not well understood. A convenience sample of 105 parents of children aged 5 to 17 years who were seen and discharged from the pediatric emergency department with TBI was identified. Parents were surveyed by telephone 2 to 5 days after injury and a questionnaire was completed regarding identification of TBI symptoms. This study demonstrated that despite verbal and written discharge instructions, many parents with symptomatic children reported that their children were asymptomatic, and unable to identify postconcussive symptoms in their children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-7496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0b013e3181ff2789
ID  - ref1
ER  -