EBQ:PECARN Pediatric Head CT Rule

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incomplete Journal Club Article
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


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