Publications & Resources Trauma resources Traumatic Brain Injury Toolkit Publications & Resources Annual reports & strategic plans Quality improvement projects Major trauma rehabilitation project Whānau Māori experiences of major trauma Serious traumatic brain injury (sTBI) project National critical haemorrhage project Trauma patient reported outcomes Trauma resources Out-of-hospital Traumatic Brain Injury Toolkit Trauma Nursing Framework Clinical guidelines Other publications Audio interviews and Conference videos Audio interviews Conference videos Traumatic Brain Injury Toolkit This DHB toolkit was developed as part of the Auckland Region Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Whole of Pathways Collaborative. The collaborative includes hospitals, residential and community rehabilitation providers, ACC clients and their whanau, brain injury support groups, the Ministry of Health and ACC. Auckland and Counties Manukau hospitals provided the expert advice in the development of the toolkit as part of a wider working group from the collaborative. Purpose of the toolkit? Depending on the severity of a TBI, services offered by a hospital and whether the TBI was obvious on admission, people with TBIs follow different routes through a hospital system. Clinical staff, particularly those outside of neuro-services, are often unaware when to complete assessments which indicate the need for onward rehabilitation services. In addition, clinical staff may be slow to use the ACC Early Cover process or make referrals for onward services which means ACC is not involved in supporting a person’s rehabilitation as soon as possible. This toolkit aims to provide clinical staff across the hospital system including the emergency department and wards where patients with TBI are likely to be admitted, with good quick reference information that enables them to support a patient with a TBI by ensuring they get the right assessments at the right time and the right referrals at the right time. This means patients will have improved access to rehabilitation services and information needed to support their rehabilitation. Visit the ACC website for more information for ACC clients and whānau about TBI. ACC processes, information and forms ACC Early Cover Application Form guide ACC Early Cover Application Form ACC Provider Referral to Training for Independence form Concussion Referral Form Quick Guide to other ACC Services Clinical resources Abbreviated Westmead post traumatic scale Westmead Post Traumatic Scale Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire TBI Assessment tools Mild to Moderate TBI Occupational Therapy Clinical Audit tool Mild to Moderate TBI Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice Occupational Therapy Screening and Management Flowchart for Mild to Moderate TBI Symptom management resources Self-discharge information sheet for TBI patients Patient resources Knowing about your mild TBI Recovery advice for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury patients Home search About Us Our History Our Mission Our People Governance Regional Trauma Networks Publications & Resources Annual reports and plans Quality improvement projects Major trauma rehabilitation project Whānau Māori experiences of major trauma Serious traumatic brain injury (sTBI) project National critical haemorrhage project Trauma patient reported outcomes Trauma resources Out-of-hospital Traumatic Brain Injury T Trauma Nursing Framework Clinical guidelines Other publications Audio interviews and Conference videos Audio interviews Conference videos Research Trauma Registry National Minimum Data Set for trauma Governance and access to registry data Information for patients News & Events News Community stories Communique Conferences Training & education Trauma Team Training Log in
