Brain injury endnote formate2/12/2023 ![]() Key changes driving this update include the introduction of regional trauma networks with prehospital major trauma triage in England the extension of indications for anticoagulation therapy the establishment of local safeguarding boards in the UK, requiring front-line clinical staff to assess not only the severity of the head injury but also why it occurred and new evidence on the initial assessment and early management of head injury. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on managing head injury in 2003 (clinical guideline 4) 1 and updated this in 2007 (clinical guideline 56), 2 which resulted in computed tomography (CT) replacing skull radiography as the primary imaging modality for assessing head injury. Each year, 1.4 million people attend emergency departments in England and Wales with a recent head injury. Head injury is the commonest cause of death and disability in people aged 1-40 years in the UK. 2EMRiS, Health Services Research, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield/University of Manchester/Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK.1National Clinical Guideline Centre, Royal College of Physicians, London NW1 4LE, UK. ![]()
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