No of patients/394 (%) | |
Dangerous mechanism of injury (high speed road accident as pedestrian, cyclist or occupant, fall from greater than 3 m in height, high speed injury from projectile) | 18 (5) |
Seizure | 2 (1) |
Suspected non-accidental injury | 4 (1) |
Signs of basal skull fracture | 2 (1) |
Open or depressed skull fracture | 0 (0) |
Focal neurological deficit | 1 (0) |
Tense fontanelle | 0 (0) |
Witnessed loss of consciousness greater than 5 min | 4 (1) |
Amnesia greater than 5 min | 19 (5) |
Abnormal drowsiness | 10 (3) |
Three or more vomits | 32 (8) |
Age >1 year and GCS <14 at presentation | 8 (2) |
Age <1 year and GCS <15 at presentation | 0 (0) |
Age <1 year and bruise/laceration bigger than 5 cm | 3 (1) |
Total with any feature warranting CT scan | 74 (19) |
GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; NICE, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.