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Criteria for Performing CT Scan in Child After Head Trauma

Purpose: To evaluate a child who has a history of head injury based on the study of Kuppermann et al.

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a child who has had a head injury?

Age of the child

years

Has/Does/Is the child?

• had a change in mental status?

• undergone a severe mechanism of head injury?

• had any loss of consciousness observed or suspected?

• have any evidence of a basilar fracture?

• have any history of vomiting?

• have no headache or one that is mild to moderate?

Results

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10