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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion: A Review for ED Nurses

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.001

1527-2966

Karen Bergman, Esther Bay,

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 1.4 million Americans annually, and severity can range from mild to severe. 1 Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTraumatic brain injury. www.cdc.gov Google Scholar Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) accounts for approximately 75% of those injured. Following evaluation, many patients with mild noncomplicated TBI can be safely treated and released from the emergency department. 2 Langlois JA Rutland-Brown W Thomas KE Traumatic brain injury in the United States: emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nation Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA2006 Google Scholar In addition to those that are treated for their injury, there is an estimated 25% to 42% of persons who experience MTBI and do not seek treatment 3 Setnik L Bazarian J The characteristics of patients who seek medical treatment for traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj. 2007; 21: 1-9 Crossref PubMed Scopus (116) Google Scholar ; thus, the true prevalence of MTBI is unknown. Karen Bergman is PhD candidate, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, and Neuroscience Coordinator, Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI. Esther Bay is Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.