title: "Cervical Spine Injury"
Cervical Spine Injury
Key Facts
Assume cervical spine injury in major trauma until cleared; maintain immobilisation during airway management
NEXUS criteria for C-spine clearance: no midline tenderness, no focal neuro deficit, normal alertness, no intoxication, no distracting injury
Use NEXUS or the Canadian C-spine rule to decide when imaging is required in alert, stable trauma patients
Overview
This article covers Clearance criteria, NEXUS, Canadian C-spine rule.
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Clearance criteria
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NEXUS
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Canadian C-spine rule
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Sources
- CC Bible
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Related Topics
See also: Trauma Primary Survey, Traumatic Brain Injury