Dawaa Reference

chronic

Scalp bruise or contusion

Treatment options, dosing, cautions and Egyptian brands from the shipped Dawaa Reference card.

Evidence status

Checked against the sources named below

Sources3 sources

Concussion - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537017/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class SD35.01 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

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  • No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

Verified date2026-08

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NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (RECOGNITION & REFERRAL)

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Adult dose and duration

Minor head trauma; management is examining for red flags and reassurance, not a specific prescription. - Refer

Paediatric dose

Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.

Dose source

No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

Why

Minor head trauma; management is examining for red flags and reassurance, not a specific prescription.

Cautions
  • Signs of skull fracture or intracranial injury - worsening headache, vomiting, loss of consciousness, focal neurological signs, unequal pupils.
  • No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.

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