A practical update for clinicians who assess children after head injury in primary care, urgent care, ED, minor injuries units, school clinics, or pitch-side. Session will focus on rapid recognition, red flags, age-specific assessment (including infants), when to observe vs. refer, initial management, safety netting, and return-to-learn/play advice for families.
Registration link: https://www.belmatt.co.uk/our-courses/paediatric-concussion-a-practical-guide-for-frontline-clinicians/
Date : 16 October 2025 Time: 12h00 – 13h00
Format: Live webinar (1 CPD hour, participatory)
Booking: Use code INJ10 to reserve a free place. If you’d like a CPD certificate, it’s £10 + VAT.
A practical update for clinicians who assess children after head injury in primary care, urgent care, ED, minor injuries units, school clinics, or pitch-side. We’ll focus on rapid recognition, red flags, age-specific assessment (including infants), when to observe vs. refer, initial management, safety netting, and return-to-learn/play advice for families.
Who Should Attend
GPs, ANPs/ENPs, paramedics, pharmacists in urgent care roles, physician associates, school nurses, community/ED clinicians, and allied HCPs who triage or review paediatric head injuries.
Session Content
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Scope, definitions (concussion vs. mild TBI), why children differ from adults.
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Deterioration signs, seizures, focal neurology, high-risk mechanisms, infants <1 year.
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History cues (mechanism, LOC, amnesia, vomiting), symptom checklists, neurological exam highlights, balance/vestibular and visual symptoms, considering safeguarding.
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Observation vs. referral, analgesia & anti-emetics (principles), hydration, avoiding repeat injury, documentation tips.
- Key red flags. Safety netting and discharge advice
Certificate
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Certificate: £10 + VAT (booking code INJ10 gives you a free place on the webinar but no access to the handouts or a certificate).
