NEXUS cervical spine rule: Difference between revisions
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Radiography is Unnecessary if pts satisfy ALL five of the following low risk criteria: | |||
* No midline cervical tenderness | |||
* No focal neuro deficits | |||
* Normal alertness | |||
* No intoxication | |||
* No painful distracting injury | |||
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Revision as of 23:38, 1 March 2011
Radiography is Unnecessary if pts satisfy ALL five of the following low risk criteria:
- No midline cervical tenderness
- No focal neuro deficits
- Normal alertness
- No intoxication
- No painful distracting injury
Treatment
Radiologically identified c spine inj not clinically significant
- spinous process fx
- simple wedge compression fx < 25%
- isolated avvlsion s lig inj
- type 1 odontoid fx
- end plate fx
- inj to trabecular bone
- transverse process fx
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