The PECARN Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm provides the PECARN algorithm for evaluating pediatric head injury.

PECARN Pediatric Minor Head Injury CT Guidelines for Children Age <2 Years GCS <15 Palpable skull fracture AMS (agitation, somnolence, slow response, repetitive questioning)

Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009 Oct 3;374(9696):1160-70. Epub 2009 Sep 14. PubMed …

California ACEP has developed a toolkit to facilitate adoption of the evidence-based PECARN algorithm. The toolkit specifically addresses “shared decision making” as a vital part of PECARN, and spells out …

PECARN calculator for children estimates the risk of Traumatic Brain Injury and the need for performing a Computer Tomography (CT) scan.

The PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) Pediatric Head Injury Algorithm helps clinicians decide when a child with head trauma should receive a CT scan or can be safely …

Learn about the PECARN Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm for evaluating children with blunt head trauma. Explore criteria, clinical significance, indications, and limitations.

The PECARN is a well-validated clinical decision aid that allows physicians to safely rule out the presence of clinically important traumatic brain injuries among pediatric head injury patients without …

The PECARN Algorithm is a set of predictive rules that can safely identify children at very low risk of clinically important traumatic brain injuries, who do not need CT scans.

Assess risk and guide CT use in children with minor head injury using the validated PECARN rule. The PECARN Calculator helps clinicians and parents determine the risk of clinically important traumatic …