Reduction of Computed Tomography Use for Pediatric Closed Head Injury Evaluation at a Nonpediatric Community Emergency Department.
Melissa S PuffenbargerFahd A AhmadMichelle ArgentHongjie GuCharles SamsonKimberly S QuayleJacqueline M SaitoPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2019)
Implementation of the PECARN-based Pediatric Closed Head Injury Assessment Tool reduced head CT use in a nonpediatric ED. The greatest impact was seen among children aged ≥ 24 months at very low risk for ciTBI.