Variability in head computed tomography use for minor head injury after ground-level falls in the emergency department: A subanalysis of EPI-TC study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT) scan in patients attending EDs with ground-level fall-related minor head injury. Secondary objectives were: i) to measure the prescription rate of appropriate head CT scan, ii) to identify patients' and EDs characteristics associated with head CT scan prescription iii) to explore potential correlation between head CT scan use and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) yield rate in this population.

Materials and methods

This research was a planned sub-analysis of a cross-sectional prospective multicentric study performed in 63 EDs in France (EPI-TC study). Patients sustaining ground-level fall-related with minor head injury were included in this sub-analysis. The main out

SUBMITTER: Dubucs X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758682 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature