Head CT Suggested

[comment memo="Criteria for referral to ED for head CT scan in mild Traumatic Brain Injuries\n\n

Which patients with mild TBI should have a noncontrast head CT scan in the ED?\n\n

Level A: Loss of consciousness or posttraumatic amnesia and one or more of the following:\n"]
[checkbox value="Loss of consciousness."][checkbox value="Posttraumatic amnesia."][checkbox value="(+) Headache."][checkbox value="(-) Headache."][checkbox value="(+) Vomiting."][checkbox value="(-) Vomiting."][checkbox value="(+) Age greater than 60 years old."][checkbox value="(-) Age greater than 60 years old."][checkbox value="(+) Drug or alcohol intoxication."][checkbox value="(-) Drug or alcohol intoxication."][checkbox value="(+) Deficits in short-term memory."][checkbox value="(-) Deficits in short-term memory."][checkbox value="(+) Physical evidence of trauma above the clavicle."[checkbox value="(-) Physical evidence of trauma above the clavicle."][checkbox value="(+) Posttraumatic seizure."][checkbox value="(-) Posttraumatic seizure."][checkbox value="(+) GCS score less than 15."][checkbox value="(-) GCS score less than 15."][checkbox value="(+) Focal neurologic deficit."][checkbox value="(-) Focal neurologic deficit."][checkbox value="(+) Coagulopathy."][checkbox value="(-) Coagulopathy."]
[comment memo="Level B: Head trauma patients with no loss of consciousness or posttraumatic amnesia and one or more of the following:"][checkbox value="No loss of consciousness."][checkbox value="No posttraumatic amnesia."][checkbox value="(+) Focal neurologic deficit."][checkbox value="(-) Focal neurologic deficit."][checkbox value="(+) Vomiting."][checkbox value="(-) Vomiting."][checkbox value="(+) Severe headache."][checkbox value="(-) Severe headache."][checkbox value="(+) Age greater or equal to 65 years old."][checkbox value="(-) Age greater or equal to 65 years old."][checkbox value="(+) Physical signs of basilar skull fracture."][checkbox value="(-) Physical signs of basilar skull fracture."][checkbox value="(+) GCS score less than 15."][checkbox value="(-) GCS score less than 15."][checkbox value="(+) Coagulopathy."][checkbox value="(-) Coagulopathy."][checkbox value="(+) Ejection from a motor vehicle."][checkbox value="(-) Ejection from a motor vehicle."][checkbox value="(+) Pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle."][checkbox value="(-) Pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle."][checkbox value="(+) Fall from a height greater than 3 feet or 5 steps."][checkbox value="(-) Fall from a height greater than 3 feet or 5 steps."]