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Head Injury in Children: CT Scan IndicationsCT scan within 1 hour if any of the following:%u2022 Post-traumatic seizure (no history of epilepsy)%u2022 GCS < 14 on initial ED assessment (< 15 if under 1 year)%u2022 GCS < 15 at 2 hours post-injury%u2022 Suspected open or depressed skull fracture or tense fontanelle%u2022 Signs of basal skull fracture%u2022 Focal neurological deficitCT scan within 1 hour if 2 or more of the following:%u2022 Loss of consciousness > 5 minutes%u2022 Abnormal drowsiness%u2022 %u2265 3 discrete vomiting episodes%u2022 High-speed road traffic accident%u2022 Fall from height > 3 metersThis Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC