Emergency Department Evaluation of Young Infants with Head Injury

• 2024

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• Todd Lyons; Rebekah Mannix; Michael Monuteaux; Sara Schutzman
PMID: 38813646DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-065037

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This article and video abstract discuss a study on young infants with head injuries in emergency departments. It describes how the youngest infants often get more cranial imaging tests and are diagnosed with brain injuries more frequently than older children. The study was conducted across multiple centers to gather data on this issue.

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Focus Area: Trauma

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging; Craniocerebral Trauma; Infant; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Head Injuries, Closed; Brain Injuries; Emergency Service, Hospital; Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Institutions: Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School

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