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ReviewPaediatrics & child health2025

Management of the paediatric patient with acute head trauma.

Kevin Chan, Catherine A Farrell, Laurel Chauvin-Kimoff

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Review in Paediatrics & child health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2022
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  3. Article
  4. Clinical guidelines for traumatic brain injuries in children and boys.European journal of translational myology · 2020
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kevin ChanCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Catherine A FarrellCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Laurel Chauvin-KimoffCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute head trauma (AHT) leading to traumatic brain injury is an important cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality. Injury severity depends on the mechanism of trauma and age of the child. The vast majority of childhood AHT cases are mild, require no therapy, and leave no long-term sequelae. However, it is important to identify individuals at risk for significant injury and those who require specific evaluation and intervention. This statement replaces a 2013 document from the Canadian Paediatric Society on this topic. It describes issues related to AHT in infants, children, and youth, including clinical manifestations, initial management priorities, guidelines for observation, imaging, and subsequent follow-up and treatment. The evaluation of patients with AHT at the time of initial assessment is also addressed.

Indexed as

Acute head trauma (AHT)Computed tomography (CT) scanPreventionSkull x-raysTraumatic brain injury (TBI)

Identifiers

PMID41502863
PMCPMC12770971

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