Table 1:

Zero- to 24-month-old patients with minor head trauma who qualified for use of the clinical guidelines: CT imaging findings for acute, minor head trauma

CT Imaging FindingsNo. of Patients
Conformed to the algorithm with normal head CT findings54
Conformed to the algorithm with simple skull fractures11
Conformed to the algorithm with intracranial injury11
Did not conform to the algorithm with normal head CT findings (ie, “unnecessary CT”)2
Did not conform to the algorithm with abnormal head CT findings0