Table 2:

Two- to 20-year-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
Followed the algorithm with normal head CT findings89
Followed the algorithm with simple skull fractures1
Followed the algorithm with intracranial injury2
Did not follow the algorithm with normal head CT findings (ie, “unnecessary CT”)12
Did not follow the algorithm with abnormal head CT findings0