Pengkajian awal dan stabilisasi ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure)
Aktivasi tim trauma apabila GCS awal 3-13 atau terdapat indiksasi
Observasi klinis per-jam minimal: tanda-tanda vital, GCS, pupil, PTA (apabila dipasang), dan gejala klinis
New South Wales Health Government. 2012. Closed Head Injury in Adults-Initial Management. 2nd
Edition. NSW Health, p.8. Diakses pada
http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2012/pdf/PD2012_013.pdf