Patwari Academy videos: Pediatric head injury – To CT or not?

Feb 10, 13
Patwari Academy videos: Pediatric head injury – To CT or not?

When would you obtain a CT for a pediatric patient who sustained a head injury? Watch this nice 11-minute video review by Dr. Raul Patwari, discussing the 2009 Lancet PECARN study.

 

 

See also the PV card with the PECARN algorithm 1  

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Kuppermann N, Holmes J, Dayan P, et al. Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009;374(9696):1160-1170. [PubMed]

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Michelle Lin, MD

Michelle Lin, MD

ALiEM Founder and CEO
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Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

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