Emergency Physician Training on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is the most common emergency department (ED) brain injury presentation worldwide. Despite its frequency, practice variation and care gaps exist among emergency physicians (EPs) in diagnosing and appropriately managing mTBI in the ED. The objective of this review was to identify mTBI-specific training undertaken to improve the detection and management of mTBIs by EPs and its impact on practice.

Methods

A comprehensive search strategy utilized four bibliographic databases, the gray literature and the keywords concussion, mild traumatic brain injury, medical education, and continuing medical education (CME). To be included, studies were required to report on mTBI training received by practicing EPs at any point during their medical

SUBMITTER: Patrick SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001600 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature