Background Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects about 475,000 children in the
United States annually. Studies from the 1990s showed worse mortality in pediatric TBI …

Clinicians often miss making the diagnosis of abusive head injury in infants and toddlers
who present with mild, non-specific symptoms such as vomiting, fussiness, irritability, trouble …

Background Minor head trauma in children is a common reason for emergency department
visits, but the risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in those children is very low. Therefore …

Abstract Purpose In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released
an evidence‐based guideline on pediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to educate …

Currently, in young children with minor traumatic head injuries (MTHI) classified as
intermediate risk (IR), PECARN recommends clinical observation over computer …

Objective: The aims of this study were 3-fold: first, establish the level of radiation exposure
experienced by the pediatric trauma patients; second, model the level of risk of developing …

Purpose Imaging is the gold standard in diagnosing traumatic brain injury, but unnecessary
scans should be avoided, especially in children and adolescents. Clinical decision-making …

Introducción: El traumatismo craneoencefálico ocurre comúnmente en la infancia. La
mayoría de los traumatismos craneales en niños son leves y no están asociados con …

Correct management of infants after minor head trauma is crucial to minimize the risk to miss
clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI). Current practices typically involve CT or in …

This study demonstrates the trend of computed tomography (CT) usage for children with mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the context of the initiation of the Safe CT Imaging …