Acquired brain injury care plan

Acquired brain injury care plan

for education, child/care and community support services*

CONFIDENTIAL

To be completed by the TREATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS and the PARENT/GUARDIAN and/or ADULT STUDENT/CLIENT.

This information is confidential and will be available only to supervising staff and emergency medical personnel.

Name of child/student/client             Date of birth      

Family name (please print) First name (please print)

MedicAlert Number (if relevant)       Date for next review      

Background information

This may include information about the injury/illness, length of time in intensive care, major area(s) of brain affected, details of recovery (eg. David was hit by a car on (date) when he was aged … years … months and sustained a brain injury. He was in a coma for a period of … days and spent a total of … days in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. He then transferred to the neurosurgery ward).

     

     

     

     

     

Hospital admission date:      

Hospital discharge date:      

Discharge reports

Reports attached from hospital personnel

 Neurosurgeon Date of report:        Speech pathologist Date of report:      

 Psychologist Date of report:        Social worker Date of report:      

 Occupational therapist Date of report:        Nursing case manager Date of report:      

 Hospital school teacher Date of report:        Physiotherapist Date of report:      

 Rehabilitation consultant Date of report:        Other (dated) reports and/or attachments

Date(s) of report(s):      

Please provide details:      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

General progress at discharge (before starting school, preschool or child/care)

Physical (eg tiredness, headaches, limitations, safety)

     

     

     

Social (eg related to friendships, significant others)

     

     

     

Behavioural (eg changes, coping strategies)

     

     

     

Most likely effects of injury on care, learning and behaviour

Short-term (timeframe, if possible)

     

     

Long-term (timeframe, if possible)

     

     

Child/student/client’s understanding of injury and its impact

     

     

Ongoing or anticipated rehabilitation/therapy program(s) with rehabilitation personnel

     

     

This plan has been developed for the following services/settings: *

 School/education  Outings/camps/holidays/aquatics

 Child/care  Work

 Respite/accommodation  Home

 Transport  Other (please specify)      

AUTHORISATION AND RELEASE

Health professional       Professional role      

Address      

      Telephone      

Signature       Date      

I have read, understood and agreed with this plan and any attachments indicated above.

I approve the release of this information to supervising staff and emergency medical personnel.

Parent/guardian

or adult student/client             Signature       Date      

Family name (please print) First name (please print)

DECD Acquired brain injury Last Updated: February 2015 of 2