Background CT head is commonly performed in the setting of delirium and altered mental
status (AMS), with variable yield. We aimed to evaluate the yield of CT head in hospitalized …

Background Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a serious cause of headaches. The Ottawa
subarachnoid hemorrhage (OSAH) rule helps identify SAH in patients with acute …

Introduction Well recognized guidelines are available for the use of cranial computed
tomography (CCT) in traumatic patients, while no definitely accepted standards exists to for …

Objective Risk aversion is a personality trait influential to decision making in medicine. Little
is known about how emergency department (ED) clinicians differ in their attitudes toward risk …

Objectives Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children
worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the association between physician …

Background Headaches are a common complaint in emergency department (ED)
presentations, but the demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients …

The aim of this study was to measure prevalence, to describe underlying etiologies, and to
assess radiological findings, focusing on significant intracranial abnormality (sICA). This was …

Objectives Risk tolerance and risk perceptions may impact clinicians' decisions to obtain
diagnostic tests. We sought to determine whether physician risk perception was associated …

Background It is challenging for emergency physicians (EPs) to distinguish between patients
with life-threatening and benign headaches. We examined the effect of peer influence on …

Background Discordance with well-known sepsis resuscitation guidelines is often attributed
to rational assessments of patients at the point of care. Conversely, we sought to explore the …