RT Book, Section A1 Mahajan, Prashant A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert SR Print(0) ID 1155167561 T1 Minor Head Trauma T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259860751 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155167561 RD 2024/03/29 AB Although minor head injury is a frequent reason for emergency department (ED) visits by children, clinically significant traumatic brain injury (TBI) is uncommon.Clinical decision rules are available to aid the identification of mildly head-injured children not requiring a computed tomography (CT) scan.A concussion is a trauma-induced transient disturbance of brain function.The emergency physician should recommend full physical and cognitive rest and prompt medical follow-up of all children who have sustained a concussion.