Table I. Clinical indications for urgent CT scanning in 15 head injured patients.
|
CT Indication |
Number of
Patients
|
|
|
6(2) |
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|
1 |
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|
GCS on admission of 12 or
less |
2(2) |
|
|
Seizure and deteriorating
consciousness |
1(1) |
|
|
Fracture on plain skull X-ray |
1 |
|
|
Focal neurological signs and
anticoagulated |
1 |
|
|
Anticoagulated |
1 |
|
|
Severe Persistent Headache |
1(1) |
|
|
Persistent Confusion |
1 |
|
|
Parentheses indicate patients
who did not receive a CT scan (n = 6) |
|
|