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Florida Geriatric Head Trauma CT Clinical Decision Rule
Procedure:
Predictor points
arrival via Ambulance + 30
signs of basilar skull fracture + 50
Glasgow Coma Scale < 15 + 20
Glasgow Coma Scale < 14 + 50
antiplatelet therapy + 17
loss of consciousness + 16
headache + 20
* a score of >=25 is an indication for a head CT
General
numerical rating scale (NRS)
References
- Shih RD, Alter SM, Wells M et al
The Florida Geriatric Head Trauma CT Clinical Decision Rule.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Sep;72(9):2738-2751.
PMID: 38959158
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.19057