CT of the head is required only for children with minor head injury* and any one of the following findings: |
High risk (need for neurologic intervention) |
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Medium risk (brain injury on CT scan) |
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CT: computed tomography.
* Minor head injury is defined as injury within the past 24 hours associated with witnessed loss of consciousness, definite amnesia, witnessed disorientation, persistent vomiting (more than one episode) or persistent irritability (in a child under two years of age) in a patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13-15.