Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 6:29 am
New medical guidelines may reduce unnecessary CT
scans, and the associated radiation, for children with head
injuries.
That’s according to Professor
Stuart Dalziel, who’s the Cure Kids Chair of Child Health
Research at the University of Auckland, and a paediatric
emergency physician at Starship Children’s Hospital in
Auckland.
New Zealand and Australia have come up with
their first joint guidelines for emergency doctors
diagnosing and treating mild to moderate head injuries in
children.
Professor Dalziel was one of the specialists
who contributed to the guidelines, developed by the
Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International