{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Triage of Mild Head-Injured Intoxicated Patients Could Be Aided by Use of an Electroencephalogram-Based Biomarker
Activity Steps
Purpose of Activity
To present the details of a retrospective secondary study conducted to examine whether an electroencephalogram-based biomarker could help reduce unnecessary computed tomography scans for intoxicated emergency department patients.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Review the background information helpful for understanding the researchers' study of the use of an electroencephalogram-based biomarker to reduce unnecessary computed tomography scans for intoxicated emergency-department patients.
- Describe the researchers' methodology for this study.
- Summarize the results of this study and implications for emergency department practice.
Disclosures
The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Dr Michelson sits on the medical advisory board of BrainScope Co, Inc, but receives no financial renumeration for this activity. Drs Huff, Garrett, and Naunheim were principal investigators at clinical data acquisition sites whose institutions received research contracts from BrainScope Co, Inc, to support this study. BrainScope Co, Inc, had no role other than indicated previously in the conduct of these studies. These data used in this study were collected under support in part by a research contract from the US Army, contract #W81XWH-14-C-1405, entitled "Validation of Point-of-Care TBI Detection System for Head Injured Patients," and by research grants from BrainScope Co, Inc, to the clinical sites.
Credits:
- ANCC 1.5 CH
- DC - BON 1.5 CH
- KY-BON 1.5 CH
- GA - BON 1.5 CH