Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hospital-based clinical decision tools support clinician decision-making when a child presents to the emergency department with a head injury, particularly regarding CT scanning. However, there is no decision tool to support prehospital clinicians in deciding which head-injured children can safely remain at scene. This study aims to identify clinical decision tools, or constituent elements, which may be adapted for use in prehospital care.

Design

Systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis.

Data sources

Searches were conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and AMED.

Eligibility criteria

Quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods or systematic review research that included a clinical decision support tool for assessing and managing childr

SUBMITTER: Proctor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature