Scenario
A 10 year old boy is brought to hospital by his parents after falling off his skateboard and hitting his head.
Question
What clinical factors would influence your decision to order a brain CT scan? (50%)
After full assessment he is deemed fit for discharge.
Describe your discharge advice. (50%)
Answer
FACEM SAQ Exam 2008.2 – Question 5
- The overall pass rate for this question was 80/81 (98.7%).
- Pass Criteria
- This question was described as relatively straight forward by the examiners.
- Strong answers defined the clinical features of minor head injury and appraised the current literature on risk predictive strategies.
- Features of unsuccessful answers
- Poor answers failed to take into account the specific scenario presented or failed to address the features above.
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