Abstract The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's Advanced Trauma Life
Support Course is currently taught in 50 countries. The 8th edition has been revised …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common and potentially devastating clinical problem.
Because prompt proper management of TBI sequelae can significantly alter the clinical …

Background Clinical decision rules can help to determine the need for CT imaging in
children with head injuries. We aimed to validate three clinical decision rules (PECARN …

Sport-related concussion is a “hot topic” in the media and in medicine. It is a common injury
that is likely underreported by pediatric and adolescent athletes. Football has the highest …

Background: Conflicting evidence exists about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation.
Objective: To validate a manipulation clinical prediction rule. Design: Multicenter …

ContextCurrent use of cranial computed tomography (CT) for minor head injury is increasing
rapidly, highly variable, and inefficient. The Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR) and New …

Sport-related concussion is an important topic in nearly all sports and at all levels of sport for
children and adolescents. Concussion knowledge and approaches to management have …

OBJECTIVES: To systematically identify clinical prediction rules (CPRs) for children with
suspected appendicitis and compare their methodological quality and performance. STUDY …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A computed tomography (CT) scan has high sensitivity in detecting
intracranial injury in patients with minor head injury but is costly, exposes patients to high …

In this article, the neuroradiological evaluation of traumatic brain injury is reviewed. Different
imaging strategies in the assessment of traumatic brain injury are initially discussed, and this …