![]() Verbal and written discharge advice was provided to those assessed for post-traumatic amnesia to assist their recovery. Of those assessed with the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale, 56% had a shorter length of stay than had they been assessed with the Modified Oxford Post-traumatic Scale, resulting in 295 bed-days saved. The Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale was used in 91% of patient cases (and the Modified Oxford Post-traumatic Scale in 7%), and of those assessed with the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale, 94% cleared post-traumatic amnesia testing within 4 h. It identified those assessed with Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale versus Modified Oxford Post-traumatic Scale, the outcomes of these post-traumatic amnesia assessments, the hospital length of stay for patients, and their readmission rates. ![]() This retrospective cohort study reviewed 270 patients with mild traumatic brain injury assessed for post-traumatic amnesia over a 2-year period between February 2011 and February 2013. The Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale provides an early and efficient assessment of post-traumatic amnesia for patients with mild traumatic brain injuries, compared with the previously used assessment, the Modified Oxford Post-traumatic Scale. Early identification of patients with cognitive deficits and provision of discharge advice are important. Mild traumatic brain injury is a common presentation to Emergency Departments.
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