Florida Geriatric Head Trauma CT Clinical Decision Rule

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Procedure

Table

Predictor points
arrival via Ambulance + 30
signs of basilar skull fracture + 50
Glasgow Coma Scale < 15 + 20
Glasgow Coma Scale < 14 + 50
antiplatelet therapy + 17
loss of consciousness + 16
headache + 20

* a score of >=25 is an indication for a head CT

More general terms

References

  1. Shih RD, Alter SM, Wells M et al The Florida Geriatric Head Trauma CT Clinical Decision Rule. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Sep;72(9):2738-2751. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38959158 https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.19057