A decision rule for identifying children at low risk for brain injuries after blunt head trauma.

TL;DR: A decision rule based on recursive partitioning that identifies children at two levels of risk for CT of the head and has the potential to standardize and improve the use of CT for children with minor head injury is developed.

TL;DR: The 6 major stages in the development and testing of a new clinical decision rule are considered and a number of standards within each stage are discussed.

TL;DR: This guideline identifies the best practices for mTBI based on the current evidence and creates user-friendly guideline implementation materials that are concise and actionable.

TL;DR: A highly sensitive clinical decision rule is derived for the identification of children who should undergo computed tomography scanning after head injury and has the potential to improve and standardise the care of children presenting with head injuries.

TL;DR: The 6 major stages in the development and testing of a new clinical decision rule are considered and a number of standards within each stage are discussed.

TL;DR: Every effort is needed to minimize doses by an appropriate choice of peak kilovoltage (kVp) and milliampere-seconds (mAs) and at the same time to urge a more selective use of pediatric CT.

TL;DR: Basic epidemiological data on brain injuries in infants, children, adolescents, and young adults as well as findings on incidence of brain injury and current data on demographics and risk factors are summarized.

TL;DR: Clinical signs of brain injury are insensitive indicators of ICI in infants and a substantial fraction of infants with ICI will be detected through radiographic imaging of otherwise asymptomatic infants with significant scalp hematomas.