PECARN Pediatric Head Injury Rule

PECARN Pediatric Head Injury Rule

"Assess head injury risk in children under 18 years of age to determine need for CT scan. Based on PECARN clinical decision rules."
Low Risk - Green: No CT. Moderate Risk - Yellow: Observe or CT. High Risk - Red: CT indicated.
Select appropriate clinical options. The tool suggests risk level for clinically significant head injury.
Kuppermann et al., 2009. The PECARN Pediatric Head Trauma Prediction Rules. Lancet.
Coded by Jagjot Singh