Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: General issues of trauma management in adults" and "Society guideline links: Increased intracranial pressure and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury" and "Society guideline links: Minor head trauma and concussion".)
Canada
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement for the management of the paediatric patient with acute head trauma (2013, reaffirmed 2018)
United States
●Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS): Guidelines hub
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on head trauma – Child (revised 2019)
●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on suspected spine trauma – Child (2018)
●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on suspected physical abuse – Child (revised 2016)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely obtain CT scanning of children with mild head injuries (2014)
United Kingdom
●Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): Paediatric trauma protocols (2014, reviewed 2017)
Australia–New Zealand
●Australian and New Zealand guideline for mild to moderate head injuries in children (2021)