Head Injuries and Concussion in Children
- Description
- Curriculum
This is a recorded webinar from the 16 October 2025 session.
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
Lecturer
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Paediatric Concussion PresentationHead injuries and concussion are common presentations in paediatric emergency and primary care settings. This interactive session, led by Dr Charles Stewart, explores the clinical approach to assessing paediatric head injuries, differentiating between minor and serious cases, and recognising when urgent imaging or referral is required. The session reviews current NICE head injury guidance, concussion management principles, and essential safety-netting advice for parents and carers.
Participants will gain practical insights into clinical decision-making, documentation, and post-concussion care to support safer practice and improved outcomes for children. -
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Paeds Concussion Quiz -
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Reflection and Key Learning PointsKey Points
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Concussion is a brain injury — even without loss of consciousness.
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Children and adolescents recover more slowly and are at greater risk of re-injury.
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Early recognition and removal from risk prevent prolonged symptoms and complications.
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All concussions are serious, and management must be individualised.
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Symptom-free for 14 days before contact sport, and no competition before Day 21.
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