Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Blunt Head Trauma

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Not all head trauma is minor. Not all minor head trauma is clinically significant.   How can we sort out the overtly ok from the sneakily serious?     Mnemonics for bedside risk stratification of minor pediatric blunt head trauma, based on PECARN studies: [Details in Audio]   Blunt Head Trauma in Children < 2 years of Age     Blunt Head Trauma in Children ≥ 2 years of Age     Image Gently Campaign   Medical Imaging Record (maintain like an immunization card)   Brochure for Parents: Just in Time Education   Selected References Dayan PS et al. Association of Traumatic Brain Injuries with Vomiting in Children with Blunt Head Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2014; 63(6):657-665. Dayan PS et al. Headache in Traumatic Brain Injuries from Blunt Head Trauma. Pediatrics. 2015; 135(3):504-512. Horeczko T, Kuppermann N. To scan or not to scan: pediatric minor head trauma in your office, clinic or emergency department. Contemporary Pediatrics. 2012;29(8):40-47. Kupperman et al. Identification of children at very low risk of cl