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Nursing Care of Children with Head and Spinal Injuries

CPD Listening Time:	38 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Seriously Ill or Injured Child
Date Recorded:	12 Oct 2010
Location:	Melbourne VIC Australia

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Nursing Care of Children with Head and Spinal Injuries

This lecture describes the signs and symptoms of a child with a head injury. The lecture provides information to assist the nurse identify which child has a serious head injury and needs immediate intervention. Primary and secondary brain damage are defined. Statistics are provided on the instance of head injuries and spinal injury in children in Australia. The issue of child abuse is identified as a major cause of head injuries in children. Case studies are presented to facilitate learning.

The main concepts explored in this lecture are:

Signs and symptoms of a child with a head injury.
Identifying a child who has a serious head injury.
Primary and secondary brain damage (paediatrics).
Statistics on head injuries and spinal injury in children in Australia.
Child abuse and head injuries.

Speaker: Gerry Silk
Gerry Silk was educated at The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, and has more than 32 years paediatric nursing experience, including 16 years in the Emergency Department of the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Gerry currently works as a paediatric nurse educator in Melbourne. Her teaching is consistently highly evaluated by participants who attend her lectures. Gerry is the author of the highly successful Ausmed book entitled 'Care of Sick Children: A Basic Guide'.

Recorded: 11 - 12 October 2010
Listening time: 38 mins
Conference: Care of the Seriously Ill or Injured Child
Session in conference: Head and Spinal Injuries
Location of conference: Melbourne, Australia

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