Background Because a missed cervical spine injury can have serious consequences, most
physicians exercise caution and order imaging studies in patients who have sustained blunt …

Background Because a missed cervical spine injury can have serious consequences, most
physicians exercise caution and order imaging studies in patients who have sustained blunt …

Clinicians currently order imaging studies for most patients with blunt head or neck trauma if
there is even a remote possibility of cervical-spine injury, in order to avoid missing a …

OBJECTIVE. We aimed to validate the routine use of a clinical decision rule to direct
diagnostic imaging of adult blunt trauma patients at high risk for cervical spine injury …

Cervical spine trauma is a common reason for presentation to an emergency department.
However, less than 5% of patients who have suffered possible neck injury actually have an …

Background Because clinicians fear missing occult cervical-spine injuries, they obtain
cervical radiographs for nearly all patients who present with blunt trauma. Previous research …

Before the publication of the American College of Radiology (ACR) appropriateness
criteria," there was a lack of consensus among physicians dealing with cervical trauma on …

Background A cautious outlook towards neck injuries has been the norm to avoid missing
cervical spine injuries. Consequently there has been an increased use of cervical spine …

To reduce the risk of missing cervicalspine injury, emergency physicians order cervical
radiographs for nearly all patients who present with blunt neck trauma. As a result, the …

[en] Clinical question: when do patients with blunt cervical spine trauma need imaging and
which imaging modality should be used first? Purpose and scope: to assist clinicians in …