EBQ:PECARN Pediatric Head CT Rule: Difference between revisions

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Kuppermann N. et al. "Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study.". The Lancet. 2009. 374(9696):1160-1170.
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 {Journal club article: Regarding pediatric head trauma patients, which of the following were predictors of “very low risk for clinically significant injury in children less than 2 years of age”?

	normal mental status
	no scalp hematoma except frontal
	no loss of consciousness or loss of consciousness < 5 seconds
	non-severe injury mechanism
	no palpable skull fracture