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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PediatricsDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-08-01Keywords
AdolescentBrain Concussion
Child
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma
Decision Support Techniques
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Infant
Physical Examination
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Trauma
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Children with head injuries frequently present to emergency departments. Even though most of these children have minor injuries, head injury is the most common cause of traumatic deaths in pediatric patients. The pediatric GCS and decision rules for obtaining head CT imaging help the provider evaluate head-injured infants and children. The provider must be vigilant to diagnose those who have life-threatening intracranial injuries or are victims of abusive head trauma. The goal of the emergency physician is to diagnose and treat the consequences of the primary injury and to limit or prevent secondary injury.Source
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 Aug;31(3):653-75. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.05.007. Epub 2013 Jul 4. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.emc.2013.05.007Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30222PubMed ID
23915598Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.emc.2013.05.007