Indications of a clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) due to blunt head trauma in a child ≥ 2 years old can be remembered with the mnemonic {{c1::BASILAR}}

Indications of a <b>clinically important traumatic brain injury</b> (ciTBI) due to <u>blunt head trauma</u> in a child ≥ 2 years old can be remembered with the mnemonic {{c1::BASILAR}}

PECARN rule for children ≤ 24 hours after a nonpenetrating clinically relevant head trauma

Basilar skull fracture
Altered level of consciousness
Severe headache
Injury mechanism severe
Loss of consciousness (any duration)
Regurgitation (vomiting)




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<a href="https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/589/pecarn-pediatric-head-injury-trauma-algorithm">PECARN</a> rule for children ≤ 24 hours after a nonpenetrating clinically relevant head trauma<br><br><u>B</u>asilar skull fracture<br><u>A</u>ltered level of consciousness<br><u>S</u>evere headache<br><u>I</u>njury mechanism severe<br><u>L</u>oss of consciousness (<u>a</u>ny duration)<br><u>R</u>egurgitation (vomiting)<br><br><img src="375495137adf0ee66a1f20f895024afe.jpg"><br><br><img alt="emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine EducationPEM Playbook - Blunt Head Trauma - emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education" src="e4bef76ee7b6f20e454ea56c1c9a07e7.jpg" width="608"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.emdocs.net/pem-playbook-blunt-head-trauma/">emDOCs</a></span><br><br><img alt="Mnemonics for bedside risk stratification of minor ... | GrepMed" src="ed068fed2bfe33a9523e2680e52f52bf.jpeg" width="632"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.emdocs.net/pem-playbook-blunt-head-trauma/">emDOCs</a></span>

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