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 Findings | No. of Patients |
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Conformed to the algorithm with normal head CT findings | 54 |
Conformed to the algorithm with simple skull fractures | 11 |
Conformed to the algorithm with intracranial injury | 11 |
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 findings | 0 |