A 25-year-old woman with mild traumatic brain injury (GCS 15) after a brief LOC, not anticoagulated. She has headache but no focal deficits. Which too...

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A 25-year-old woman with mild traumatic brain injury (GCS 15) after a brief LOC, not anticoagulated. She has headache but no focal deficits. Which tool is preferred to guide need for initial head CT?

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Canadian CT Head Rule

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NEXUS C-spine

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Ottawa SAH Rule

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PERC rule

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ABC

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury — MRCEM SBA MCQ

A 25-year-old woman with mild traumatic brain injury (GCS 15) after a brief LOC, not anticoagulated. She has headache but no focal deficits. Which tool is preferred to guide need for initial head CT?