Any significant head injury requires neurosurgical consult requires CT brain.
In Beaumont Hospital, head injury are admitted under general surgical team, this is because neurosurgical department is a tertiary referral center and regards the rest of Beaumont Hospital as it does not accept direct neurosurgical admission via accident and emergency department. For this reason, it is imperative that NCHD looking after head injury patient actively consult their neurosurgical colleague as early as possible and as frequently as necessary to ensure adequate patient care.