Re: Traumatic Brain Injury Card

[Guest guest]

Thank You.

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/braininjury/tbi_pub.shtm

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/braininjury/tbi_pub.shtm#child

[Guest guest]

Jeff,

I don't know about the cards, but we just used a printed sheet that covered many

of the illness/injuries that would refuse transportation (MVA, lacerations, post

diabetic emergencies, etc).? We had them printed in both English and Spanish and

would just circle the appropriate condition prior to giving to the patient.

Traumatic Brain Injury Card

A few years ago, many ambulances carried informational cards to leave behind

with patients who had experienced blunt trauma to the head, and refused

transport to the ER. There were two versions, each measuring about 4 1/4 " x 11 " :

A white card for adults and a yellow card for pediatric patients.

The card listed signs and symptoms of concussion and potentially more severe

conditions (e.g. bleed).

I searched three years' of archives on this listserver, and can find no

reference to this topic. Does anyone recall or know where those cards came from?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Guest guest]

Jeff,

It was the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Project. The sample card that I have

lists two sites for additional information. One is the Brain Injury Association

of Texas (www.biatx.org) (phone: 1-). The other is the Texas

Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council (www.tdh.state.tx.us/braininjury)

(phone: , ext 3069). That last web site address says TDH instead of

DSHS, so you can see that my information is several years old. Maybe it will

get you started in the right direction, though.

Maxine

hire EMS

> Traumatic Brain Injury Card

>

> A few years ago, many ambulances carried

> informational cards to leave behind with patients

> who had experienced blunt trauma to the head, and

> refused transport to the ER. There were two

> versions, each measuring about 4 1/4 " x 11 " : A white

> card for adults and a yellow card for pediatric

> patients.

>

> The card listed signs and symptoms of concussion and

> potentially more severe conditions (e.g. bleed).

>

> I searched three years' of archives on this

> listserver, and can find no reference to this topic.

> Does anyone recall or know where those cards came

> from?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jeff

>

[Guest guest]

Try the Brain Trauma Foundation

From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On

Behalf Of Jeff I

Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:45 AM

To: texasems-l

Subject: Traumatic Brain Injury Card

A few years ago, many ambulances carried informational cards to leave behind

with patients who had experienced blunt trauma to the head, and refused

transport to the ER. There were two versions, each measuring about 4 1/4 " x

11 " : A white card for adults and a yellow card for pediatric patients.

The card listed signs and symptoms of concussion and potentially more severe

conditions (e.g. bleed).

I searched three years' of archives on this listserver, and can find no

reference to this topic. Does anyone recall or know where those cards came

from?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Guest guest]

Those cards are available for free from the DSHS web site - look under

publications - I just ordered some of each.

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> Try the Brain Trauma Foundation

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> From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On

> Behalf Of Jeff I

> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:45 AM

> To: texasems-l

> Subject: Traumatic Brain Injury Card

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> A few years ago, many ambulances carried informational cards to leave behind

> with patients who had experienced blunt trauma to the head, and refused

> transport to the ER. There were two versions, each measuring about 4 1/4 " x

> 11 " : A white card for adults and a yellow card for pediatric patients.

>

> The card listed signs and symptoms of concussion and potentially more severe

> conditions (e.g. bleed).

>

> I searched three years' of archives on this listserver, and can find no

> reference to this topic. Does anyone recall or know where those cards came

> from?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jeff

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[Guest guest]

I use to have some of those cards that you are talking about.  But if you look

in the front of the Texas EMS Magazine, you can order them.  They are the 4x9

cards and are for adult and child.  English and spanish.

 

Wayne

Subject: Traumatic Brain Injury Card

To: texasems-l

Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 10:49 AM

Jeff,

It was the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Project. The sample card that I have

lists two sites for additional information. One is the Brain Injury Association

of Texas (www.biatx.org) (phone: 1-) . The other is the Texas

Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council (www.tdh.state. tx.us/braininjur y)

(phone: , ext 3069). That last web site address says TDH instead of

DSHS, so you can see that my information is several years old. Maybe it will get

you started in the right direction, though.

Maxine

hire EMS

> Traumatic Brain Injury Card

>

> A few years ago, many ambulances carried

> informational cards to leave behind with patients

> who had experienced blunt trauma to the head, and

> refused transport to the ER. There were two

> versions, each measuring about 4 1/4 " x 11 " : A white

> card for adults and a yellow card for pediatric

> patients.

>

> The card listed signs and symptoms of concussion and

> potentially more severe conditions (e.g. bleed).

>

> I searched three years' of archives on this

> listserver, and can find no reference to this topic.

> Does anyone recall or know where those cards came

> from?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jeff

>