Canadian CT Head Rule

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Clinical significance

  • neuroimaging not necessary if all major & minor criteria are negative
  • neurosurgery consult if any positive major criteria

Procedure

* pedestrian struck by motor vehicle

* occupant ejected from motor vehicle

* Fall from > 3 feet or > 5 stairs

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. MD+CALC: Canadian CT Head Injury/Trauma Rule http://www.mdcalc.com/canadian-ct-head-injury-trauma-rule/
  2. Papa L et al. Performance of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for predicting any traumatic intracranial injury on computed tomography in a United States level I trauma center. Acad Emerg Med 2012 Jan; 19:2. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22251188