The Canadian CT Head Rule was as sensitive as, but more specific than, the New Orleans Criteria for identifying minor head injury

Clinical Prediction GuideMarch 1, 2006The Canadian CT Head Rule was as sensitive as, but more specific than, the New Orleans Criteria for identifying minor head injuryIsmael Qushmaq, MD, Deborah J. Cook, MDIsmael Qushmaq, MDKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (I.Q.), Deborah J. Cook, MDMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (D.J.C.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2006-144-2-053 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationStiell IG, Clement CM, Rowe BH, et al. Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in patients with minor head injury. JAMA. 2005;294:1511-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16189364Clinical Impact RatingsEmergency Med: GIM/FP/GP: Neurology: Reference1 Stiell IG, Clement C, McKnight RD, et al. The Canadian C-spine Rule vs the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:2510-8. [PMID: 14695411] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (I.Q.)McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (D.J.C.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails March 1, 2006Volume 144, Issue 2Page: 53KeywordsAlcoholismAmnesiaAnticoagulantsBrainCohort studiesComaComputed axial tomographyConsciousnessDrugsEpileptic seizuresHead injuryHeadachesHemorrhageIntoxicationNeurologySkullSpecificityVital signsVomiting ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: March 1, 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...