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Head injury and concussion
A guide for patients and carers
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Other organisations that may be able to help
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
ASBAH House
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 0845 450 7755
www.asbah.org
(Support, advocacy and direct services)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
3.36 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London SW9 6DE
Tel: 0808 808 1000
www.brainandspine.org.uk
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
Hope Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford M6 8HD
Tel: 0870 750 0000
www.basiccharity.org.uk
(Information, research and support groups)
Brainwave Centre for Rehabilitation and Development
Marsh Lane
Huntworth Gate
Bridgewater
Somerset TA6 6LQ
Tel: 01278 429089
www.brainwave.org.uk
(Child development centre for brain injured children and adults. Sport and lifestyle clinic)
British Epilepsy Association
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7XY
Tel: 0808 800 5050
www.epilepsy.org.uk
(Information, support, counselling and advice)
Childrens Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)
Unit 1
The Great Barn
Baynards Green Farm
Nr. Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX27 7SG
Tel: 01869 341075
www.cbituk.org
(Support and information for head-injured children and their families)
Crossroads (Association of Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes)
10 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PN
Tel: 01788 573653
www.crossroads.org.uk
(Practical support for carers; respite care at home)
Disability Alliance
Universal House
88-94 Wentworth Street
London E1 7SA
Tel: 020 7247 8776
www.disabilityalliance.org
(Social security disability benefits advice)
Disablement Income Group Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
www.digscotland.org.uk
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 0870 600 0301
www.dvla.gov.uk
(Fitness to drive)
Epilepsy Scotland
48 Govan Road
Glasgow G51 1JL
Tel: 0141 427 4911
www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk
(Information, advice and support)
Foundation for Conductive Education
Cannon Hill House
Russell Road
Moseley
Birmingham B13 8RD
Tel: 0121 449 1569
www.conductive-education.org.uk
(Conductive education services for adults and children with head, and other brain injuries)
Headway (National Head Injuries Association)
7 King Edward Court
King Edward Street
Nottingham NG1 1EW
Tel: 0808 800 2244
www.headway.org.uk
(Support, self-help and information for people with head injuries and their families)
National Society for Epilepsy
Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 ORJ
Tel: 01494 601400 helpline
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
(Medical support, counselling and information)
NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
(Medical advice and information on NHS Services)
ASBAH House
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 0845 450 7755
www.asbah.org
(Support, advocacy and direct services)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
3.36 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London SW9 6DE
Tel: 0808 808 1000
www.brainandspine.org.uk
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
Hope Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford M6 8HD
Tel: 0870 750 0000
www.basiccharity.org.uk
(Information, research and support groups)
Brainwave Centre for Rehabilitation and Development
Marsh Lane
Huntworth Gate
Bridgewater
Somerset TA6 6LQ
Tel: 01278 429089
www.brainwave.org.uk
(Child development centre for brain injured children and adults. Sport and lifestyle clinic)
British Epilepsy Association
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7XY
Tel: 0808 800 5050
www.epilepsy.org.uk
(Information, support, counselling and advice)
Childrens Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)
Unit 1
The Great Barn
Baynards Green Farm
Nr. Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX27 7SG
Tel: 01869 341075
www.cbituk.org
(Support and information for head-injured children and their families)
Crossroads (Association of Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes)
10 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PN
Tel: 01788 573653
www.crossroads.org.uk
(Practical support for carers; respite care at home)
Disability Alliance
Universal House
88-94 Wentworth Street
London E1 7SA
Tel: 020 7247 8776
www.disabilityalliance.org
(Social security disability benefits advice)
Disablement Income Group Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
www.digscotland.org.uk
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 0870 600 0301
www.dvla.gov.uk
(Fitness to drive)
Epilepsy Scotland
48 Govan Road
Glasgow G51 1JL
Tel: 0141 427 4911
www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk
(Information, advice and support)
Foundation for Conductive Education
Cannon Hill House
Russell Road
Moseley
Birmingham B13 8RD
Tel: 0121 449 1569
www.conductive-education.org.uk
(Conductive education services for adults and children with head, and other brain injuries)
Headway (National Head Injuries Association)
7 King Edward Court
King Edward Street
Nottingham NG1 1EW
Tel: 0808 800 2244
www.headway.org.uk
(Support, self-help and information for people with head injuries and their families)
National Society for Epilepsy
Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 ORJ
Tel: 01494 601400 helpline
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
(Medical support, counselling and information)
NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
(Medical advice and information on NHS Services)
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Contents
- Introduction
- What are the main causes of head injury?
- What are the signs of a serious injury?
- What will happen at the hospital?
- Who gets admitted to hospital?
- What if the skull is fractured?
- What is concussion?
- What will happen if there is internal bleeding?
- What happens in the neurosurgical unit?
- The intensive care unit
- Coma and level of consciousness
- Recovery from a severe head injury
- Summary
- Other organisations that may be able to help
- Your feedback on Head injury and concussion
