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CHALICE Head Injury Rule
14 criteria from history, examination, and mechanism – one criterion met favors a CT (Dunning 2006)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
CHALICE Head Injury Rule: What does this calculator compute?
CHALICE (Dunning 2006) for children aged 0–16 years with head trauma: six history-based, five clinical and three mechanism-related criteria; if one is met, a CT is recommended (sensitivity 98 %, specificity 87 %).
CHALICE Head Injury Rule: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Dunning J, Daly JP, Lomas JP, et al.; Children's Head Injury Algorithm for the Prediction of Important Clinical Events Study Group: Derivation of the children's head injury algorithm for the prediction of important clinical events decision rule for head injury in children (Arch Dis Child 91:885–891) – CHALICE (2006)