To scan or not to scan: Pediatric minor head trauma in your office, clinic, or emergency department

Timothy Horeczko; Nathan Kuppermann

To scan or not to scan: Pediatric minor head trauma in your office, clinic, or emergency department

Timothy Horeczko, Nathan Kuppermann

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

Computed tomography to evaluate pediatric minor head trauma has risen sharply in the last decade, causing concern about longterm effects of ionizing radiation and the associated risk of cancer. Prediction rules can help clinicians balance the need to identify traumatic brain injury with the need to avoid unnecessary imaging.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	40-47
Number of pages	8
Journal	Contemporary Pediatrics
Volume	29
Issue number	8
State	Published - 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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To scan or not to scan: Pediatric minor head trauma in your office, clinic, or emergency department

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