A 6-year-old child sustains a head injury after falling from a height of 1 m. She vomited twice and has a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15 on arrival 2 hours ...

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A 6-year-old child sustains a head injury after falling from a height of 1 m. She vomited twice and has a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15 on arrival 2 hours later. According to NICE NG232, what is the correct imaging plan?

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Immediate CT head within 1 hour

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CT head within 8 hours

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Observe for 4 hours without imaging

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Skull X-ray only

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MRI brain within 24 hours

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Head Injury

A 6-year-old child sustains a head injury after falling from a height of 1 m. She vomited twice and has a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15 on arrival 2 hours later. According to NICE NG232, what is the correct imaging plan?