Open AccessReduction of paediatric head CT utilisation at a rural general hospital emergency department
Author(s) -
Jeffrey P. Louie,
Joseph E. Alfano,
Thuy Nguyen-Tran,
Hai Nguyen-Tran,
Ryan Shanley,
Tara S. Holm,
Ronald A. Furnival
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj quality and safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.53
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2044-5423
pISSN - 2044-5415
DOI - 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010322
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , psychological intervention , blunt , emergency medicine , head injury , pediatrics , surgery , nursing
Blunt head injury is a common pediatric injury and often evaluated in general emergency departments. It estimated that 50% of children will undergo a head computed tomography (CT), often unnecessarily exposing the child to ionizing radiation. Pediatric academic centers have shown quality improvement (QI) measures can reduce head CT rates within their emergency departments. We aimed to reduce head CT utilization at a rural community emergency department.