Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Apr 2020
Multicenter StudyPaediatric abusive head trauma in the emergency department: A multicentre prospective cohort study.
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We aimed to describe characteristics of cases where clinicians suspected AHT and confirmed AHT cases and describe how they differed. ⋯ Emergency department presentations of children with suspected and confirmed AHT had higher rates of loss of consciousness, scalp haematomas, seizures and low Glasgow coma scale. These cases were at increased risk of abnormal computed tomography scans, need for intensive care and death.