Indications for Computed Tomography in Patients with Minor Head Injury

J. Haydel, Micelle; A. Preston, Charles; Mills, Trevor; Luber, Samuel; Blaudeau, Erick; M.C. DeBlieux, Peter

doi:10.1056/nejm200007133430204

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Indications for Computed Tomography in Patients with Minor Head Injury

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 13, 2000

Authors:

Micelle J. Haydel

Charles A. Preston

Trevor Mills

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is widely used as a screening test in patients with minor head injury, although the results are often normal. We performed a study to develop and validate a set of clinical criteria that could be used to identify patients with minor head injury who do not need to...

Subject

Medicine

Glasgow Coma Scale

Head injury

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