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📊 NEXUS Criteria Calculator [show]
NEXUS Criteria
| Criteria (ALL must be absent to clear) | Absent | Present |
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| Posterior midline cervical tenderness | 1 | |
| Focal neurologic deficit | 1 | |
| Altered level of alertness | 1 | |
| Intoxication | 1 | |
| Distracting painful injury | 1 | |
| Criteria Present | / 5 | |
| Interpretation | |
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| 0 | C-spine can be cleared clinically — All 5 criteria absent. No imaging needed. Sensitivity 99.6% for clinically significant injury. |
| ≥1 | Cannot clear clinically — C-spine imaging indicated. |
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