A toddler fell out of a second-story window.She had brief loss of consciousness and vomited four times.Since admission,she has been alert and oriented.Her mother asks why a computed tomography (CT)scan is required when she "seems fine." The nurse should explain that the toddler:
A)May have a brain injury.
B)Needs this because of her age.
C)May start having seizures.
D)Probably has a skull fracture.

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The child's history of the fall,brief loss of consciousness,and vomiting four times necessitate evaluation of a potential brain injury.The severity of a head injury may not be apparent on clinical examination but will be detectable on a CT scan.The need for the CT scan is related to the injury and symptoms,not the child's age,and is necessary to determine whether a brain injury has occurred.

A Toddler Fell Out of a Second-Story Window