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Children with simple skull fractures may not need hospitalization

March 22, 2016 by

Challenging the longstanding practice of keeping all children with head injuries in the hospital overnight, new research suggests that patients with simple skull fractures can be sent home safely if they have no evidence of brain injury and no neurological symptoms.

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