Table 2 Clinical findings and management in pediatric patients attending any of emergency departments in Scania County due to isolated trauma to the head and head trauma in connection with multitrauma
All patients with head trauma (n = 5060) | Patients with isolated head trauma (n = 4874) | Multitrauma patients with head trauma (n = 186) | Relative risk* (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CT-scans of the head | 272(5.4%) | 196 (4.0%) | 76 (40.9%)** | 10.2 (8.1–12.7) |
Hospital admissions | 564 (11.1%) | 481 (9.9%) | 83 (44.6%)** | 4.5 (3.8–5.4) |
CT-scan of the head and admission | 125 (2.5%) | 82 (1.7%) | 43 (23.1%)** | 13.7 (9.8–19.3) |
Admission to ICU | 17 (0.3%) | 3 (0.06%) | 14 (7.5%)** | 122.3 (35.4–421.9) |
ICI | 33 (0.7%) | 19 (0.4%) | 14 (7.5%)** | 19.3 (9.8–37.9) |
Neurosurgical intervention | 4 (0.08%) | 1 (0.02%) | 3 (1.6%)** | 78.6 (8.2–752.1) |