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Revisiting Choosing Wisely recommendation #1: “Don’t order CT head scan in adults and children who have suffered minor head injuries (unless positive for a validated clinical decision rule)”

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Samuel Wilson, Kuan-chin Jean Chen & Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

  2. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Lucas B. Chartier

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Lucas B. Chartier

  4. Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Samuel G. Campbell

  5. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Shawn Dowling

  6. Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Suneel Upadhye

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SW, KJC, VT, SGC, SU, SD, and LBC drafted the manuscript. All of the authors gave final approval of the version to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Correspondence to Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy.

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Wilson, S., Chen, Kc.J., Chartier, L.B. et al. Revisiting Choosing Wisely recommendation #1: “Don’t order CT head scan in adults and children who have suffered minor head injuries (unless positive for a validated clinical decision rule)”. Can J Emerg Med 25, 458–461 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00515-0

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