When do children experiencing head trauma need medical attention?
Expert opinion ranges from “always” to “only if the trauma is severe or the child shows symptoms.” Moreover, a physical examination is not necessarily helpful. Detecting all head trauma requires imaging, usually a CT scan. It is not practical to take toddlers to the ER every time they fall on their head. Most ERs are already overloaded. 9. Would Ms. Richardson or others with similar accidents have survived if they were rushed to the hospital immediately upon falling? It is not feasible to transport everyone who experiences a minor fall on a ski slope (or elsewhere) to a major trauma center by ambulance (or helicopter, if necessary). By the time Ms. Richardson experienced symptoms, it was probably too late. 10. Helmets are available for infants and children. Helmets have been available for some time for children with special needs – those subject to seizure and poor balance, for example. But some enterprising entrepreneurs have come up with many different lines of helmets for all kinds
