A 29-year-old man has a head injury with transient loss of consciousness, GCS 14 (now 15), one episode of vomiting, no coagulopathy. What imaging is i...

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A 29-year-old man has a head injury with transient loss of consciousness, GCS 14 (now 15), one episode of vomiting, no coagulopathy. What imaging is indicated?

Accepted Answer

CT head within 1 hour

Answer

No imaging required

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CT head within 8 hours

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MRI brain urgently

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Skull x-ray

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Head Injury Imaging

A 29-year-old man has a head injury with transient loss of consciousness, GCS 14 (now 15), one episode of vomiting, no coagulopathy. What imaging is indicated?