New Orleans/Charity Head Trauma/Injury Rule

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Headache

Vomiting

Age > 60

Alcohol or drug intoxicaiton

Persistent anterograde amnesia (short-term memory deficits)

Visual trauma above clavicle

Seizure

References

K. Foks. External validation of computed tomography decision rules for minor head injury: prospective, multicentre cohort study in the Netherlands. The BMJ, 2018
Carl Marincowitz. The Risk of Deterioration in GCS13-15 Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Identified by Computed Tomography Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Journal of neurotrauma, 2018
I. Stiell. Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in patients with minor head injury.. JAMA, 2005
M. Smits. External validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for CT scanning in patients with minor head injury.. JAMA, 2005
D. Livingston. Emergency department discharge of patients with a negative cranial computed tomography scan after minimal head injury.. Annals of surgery, 2000
M. Haydel. Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury.. The New England journal of medicine, 2000