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New guidelines for CT scans for kids aim to mitigate cancer risks – RNZ
Doctors in emergency departments are being told to think twice before ordering a CT scan for children, under newly released head injury guidelines.
Doctors in emergency departments are being told to think twice before ordering a CT scan for children, under newly released head injury guidelines.
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The guidelines for clinicians in New Zealand and Australia lay out the best strategies for diagnosing and treating mild-to-moderate head injuries like concussion.
Professor Stuart Dalziel is the Cure Kids Chair of Child Health Research at the University of Auckland, and a paediatric emergency physician at Starship.
He contributed to the…
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