Methods In Kingston, Ont. the emergency departments of the two general hospitals affiliated
with Queen's University (Kingston General and Hotel Dieu) have full-time attending staff and …

The role of skull roentgenograms in determining choice of therapy, hospital admission, and
length of hospitalization was evaluated in 106 consecutive patients with head injury. Thirty …

Earlier this year, a multidisciplinary panel published recom-mendations about the use of
skull radiographs after head trauma [1]. These recommendations were based on an …

A survey was conducted to determine the extent to which skull radiography continues to be
used for the evaluation of head trauma. Of 53 hospitals with emergency departments and …

We evaluated a list of high-yield criteria (HYL) as a means of reducing posttraumatic skull
roentgenograms and as a diagnostic test for skull fractures. Physicians requested …

The results of the high yield criteria in the performance of skull radiography in over 2,000
cases have shown that the physician correctly predicted the presence or absence of …

The value of skull radiography in identifying intracranial injury has not yet been satisfactorily
defined. A multidisciplinary panel of medical experts was assembled to review the issue of …

The contribution of plain skull radiography to the management of head trauma has been a
subject of debate for more than 20 years. In an effort to reduce overutilization, criteria have …

Clinical guidelines for the selection of patients with head injuries for skull radiography,
based on those formulated by the Royal College of Radiologists, were introduced into the …

Increasing use of x-ray evaluation of head injury adds to the cost of medical care, but
produces diminishing yields of useful information. Classification of 1500 patients on the …