Head Injuries need a thorough and consistent workup in urgent care, which includes looking for signs of depressed skull fracture.  

Check out the paper mentioned

Bressan S, Tancredi D, Casper CT, Da Dalt L, Kuppermann N. Palpable signs of skull fractures on physical examination and depressed skull fractures or traumatic brain injuries on CT in children. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5321-5330. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05807-w. Epub 2024 Oct 10. 

Check out the MDCalc pages

– PECARN

– Canadian CT head

Check out the RCHM Page mentioned

Check out the video of Petr Čech’s injury

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