uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Paediatric Head Injury CT Criteria

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A 12-year-old child sustains a closed head injury with a brief loss of consciousness at a school sports day. He recovers and has a GCS of 15 with no focal neurological deficit. His parents want to take him home. According to NICE head injury guidelines, which of the following features would mandate a CT head scan rather than a period of observation?

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