CH-NA Neurological assessment
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- NA1 Age-appropriate Glasgow Coma Scale assessment
- NA2 Pupil assessment
- NA3 AVPU assessment
- NA4 Recognising raised intracranial pressure signs
- NA5 Uses and limits of GCS and AVPU
- NA6 Significance of pupil findings
- NA7 Raised ICP pathophysiology and management
- NA8 Brain regions and their functions
- NA9 Detecting and escalating neurological change
- NA10 Interpreting and sharing neurological findings
- NA11 Partnering with parents in neurological assessment
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Course modules
Videos
- Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury by L. DelSignore, A. Olszewski | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Anesthesia SDVideo
- Raised Intracranial Pressure & Central Nervous System Infections by S. Singhi | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Medical-Surgical - Nervous System | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure: Causes, Symptoms, & NCLEX Nursing CareSimpleNursingVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure Nursing Pathophysiology NCLEX Symptoms (Cerebral Perfusion Pressure)RegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) » Pathology, Risk Factors, Symptoms, and MedicationsNurseInTheMakingVideo
- Raised Intracranial PressurePaediatric EmergenciesVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Head injury: assessment and early management (NICE guideline NG232)NICE, 2023Guideline or evidence
- Commentary: Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary.Brain Trauma Foundation, 2019Guideline or evidence
- Decompressive craniectomy in paediatric traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of current evidence.Child's Nervous System (Springer), 2019Guideline or evidence