Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department

• Main Authors: Liviana Da Dalt (Author), Niccolo' Parri (Author), Angela Amigoni (Author), Agostino Nocerino (Author), Francesca Selmin (Author), Renzo Manara (Author), Paola Perretta (Author), Maria Paola Vardeu (Author), Silvia Bressan (Author), on behalf of the Italian Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (SIMEUP) (Author), the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective We aim to formulate evidence-based recommendations to assist physicians decision-making in the assessment and management of children younger than 16 years presenting to the emergency department (ED) following a blunt head trauma with no suspicion of non-accidental injury. Methods...