Paediatric abusive head trauma in the emergency department: A multicentre prospective cohort study.
Franz E BablHelena PfeifferPatrick KellyStuart R DalzielEd OakleyMeredith L BorlandAmit KocharSarah DaltonJohn Alexander CheekYuri GilhotraJeremy FurykMark D LyttleSilvia BressanSusan DonathStephen J C HearpsAnne SmithLouise Crowenull nullPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2019)
Emergency department presentations of children with suspected and confirmed AHT had higher rates of loss of consciousness, scalp haematomas, seizures and low Glasgow coma scale. These cases were at increased risk of abnormal computed tomography scans, need for intensive care and death.