• A 17 year-old boy presented after a wooden board fell on his head. He had brief loss of consciousness and vomited once. Upon arrival in the emergency department, he complains only of a moderate headache. He has no other injuries.

  • No significant past medical history​.

  • None.​

  • Not contributory.

  • Lives 20 minutes away with his parents and 1 sibling​.

    • GCS 15, acting normally.​
    • Cranial nerves intact.​
    • 5/5 motor exam; normal sensory exam.

Radiology Report

There is a minimally displaced (less than skull thickness) left parietal bone fracture extending to the left coronal suture. There is an 8 mm left frontoparietal hemorrhage consistent with an epidural hematoma. There are 2 mm of left to right midline shift. There are no other pathologic findings.