Mild head injury: revisited

摘要

Objective. 1. To define the incidence of positive CT scans in patients with different grades of mild head injury (MHI), 2. To identify clinical predictors of positive CT scans, 3. To evaluate the usefulness of plain radiographs in the triage of patients with MHI, 4. To evaluate frequency and nature of surgical intervention in MHI, 5. To evaluate the risk of deterioration in MHI, and 6. To find out whether patients with normal neurological examination and normal CT can be safely discharged.