Background: There is controversy about which children with minor head injury need to
undergo computed tomography (CT). We aimed to develop a highly sensitive clinical decision …

… , Nijssen-Jordan, and Manns. Drafting of the manuscript: Stelfox, Hemmelgarn, Gao, and
Nijssen-Jordan… , Hemmelgarn, Bagshaw, Doig, Nijssen-Jordan, and Manns. Statistical analysis: …

… Cheri Nijssen-Jordan is a consultant and senior medical lead with Alberta Health Services.
… Dawn Hartfield, Leigh Anne Newhook, and Cheri Nijssen-Jordan acquired the data. All of the …

Objectives:Fever is common in children and causes misconceptions among parents. Many
investigators have called for improved parental education to dispel “fever phobia.” Our …

Objectives: To compare the utilization rates of CT scans in investigating minor head trauma
in children in Canada, to identify the injuries determined by these scans, and to identify …

Procedural sedation and analgesia are core skills in emergency medicine. Various
specialty societies have developed guidelines for procedural sedation, each reflecting the …

Objective To describe the process of developing and validating the Canadian Association of
Paediatric Health Centres Trigger Tool (CPTT). Methods Five existing trigger tools were …

Study objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity
of the Ottawa Knee Rules when they were applied to children. The secondary objective …

… The electronic scale was purchased with general research funds provided by Dr Nijssen-Jordan.
The infrared skin surface thermometer was provided by the Department of …

Objectives Minor head trauma accounts for a significant proportion of pediatric emergency
department ( ED ) visits. In children younger than 24 months, scalp hematomas are thought to …