Skull radiographs and computed tomography scans in children and adolescents with mild head trauma.

Objective: To identify which pediatric patients with mild head trauma are candidates for skull radiographs or cranial computed tomography (CCT) scans.

Method: Patients with mild head trauma aged from 0 to 19 years presenting to the Emergency Department of a trauma centre from Salvador City, Brazil, between May 2007 and May 2008.

Results: A total of 1888 mild head trauma patients were admitted; mean age was 7.