Can J Emerg Med
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What is the prevalence of immediate and incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage in patients with blunt head trauma who use warfarin or clopidogrel? ⋯ To assess the prevalence of immediate and the cumulative incidence of delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients using warfarin or clopidogrel.
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Minor head trauma in young children is a major cause of emergency department visits. Conflicting guidelines exist regarding radiologic evaluation in such cases. ⋯ Canadian emergency physicians have a wide variation in skull radiography ordering in young children with minor head trauma. This variation, along with the need expressed by physicians, suggests that further research to develop a clinical decision rule is warranted.
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In emergency department patients with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial infarction, is the absolute or relative change of cardiac troponin assays (either high sensitivity or ultrasenstive) more accurate in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction at 1 to 2 hours postpresentation? ⋯ To evaluate the accuracy of new troponin assays in diagnosing acute myocardial events.