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*National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Spinal Cord Injury. Facts and Figures at a Glance. Birmingham, Ala: NSCISC; July 1996 | *National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Spinal Cord Injury. Facts and Figures at a Glance. Birmingham, Ala: NSCISC; July 1996 | ||
*Ivy ME, Cohn SM. Addressing the myths of cervical spine injury management. Am J Emerg Med. Oct 1997;15(6):591-5 | *Ivy ME, Cohn SM. Addressing the myths of cervical spine injury management. Am J Emerg Med. Oct 1997;15(6):591-5 |
Revision as of 21:03, 28 March 2015
Background
- Suspect vascular damage to cord if discrepancy between neuro deficit and level of spinal column injury
- Cord injury is more likely if anterior (vertebral bodies) AND posterior (spinal canal) columns are disrupted
Differential Diagnosis
Neck Trauma
- Penetrating neck trauma
- Blunt neck trauma
- Cervical injury
- Neurogenic shock
- Spinal cord injury
Workup
Fracture
NEXUS Cervical Spine Rule
Radiography is not necessary if the patient satisfies ALL of the following low risk criteria:
- No midline cervical tenderness
- No focal neuro deficits
- Normal alertness
- No intoxication
- No painful distracting injury
C-spine imaging should be considered unless the patient meets all of the above low risk criteria[1] [2]
^If find injury consider CT C-spine, x-ray rest of spine
Spinal cord trauma
- Neuro exam
Vertebral and Carotid Artery Dissection
Denver screening criteria for blunt cerebrovascular injury
The Denver Screening Criteria are divided into risk factors and signs and symptoms
Signs and Symptoms
- Arterial hemorrhage
- Cervical bruit
- Expanding neck hematoma
- Focal neurologic deficit
- Neuro exam inconsistent with head CT
- Stroke on head CT
Risk Factors
- Midface Fractures (Le Fort II or III)
- Basilar Skull Fracture with carotid canal involvement
- Diffuse axonal injury with GCS<6
- Cervical spine fracture
- Hanging with anoxic brain injury
- Seat belt abrasion or other soft tissue injury of the anterior neck resulting in significant swelling or altered mental status
Pediatrics
- For pediatric patients in a motor vehicle collision, the presence of an isolated seatbelt sign was not associated with any cases of cerebrovascular injury. [6]
Management
- Prehospital
- Hospital
- See specific diagnosis
See Also
Sources
- National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Spinal Cord Injury. Facts and Figures at a Glance. Birmingham, Ala: NSCISC; July 1996
- Ivy ME, Cohn SM. Addressing the myths of cervical spine injury management. Am J Emerg Med. Oct 1997;15(6):591-5
- Woodring JH, Lee C, Duncan V. Transverse process fractures of the cervical vertebrae: are they insignificant? J Trauma. June 1993; 34(6):797-802.
Cited Sources
- ↑ 27. Hoffman JR, et al. Low-risk criteria for cervical-spine radiography in blunt trauma: a prospective study. Ann Emerg Med 1992;21:1454-60.
- ↑ Mahadevan, et al. Interrater reliability of cervical spine injury criteria inpatients with blunt trauma. Ann Emerg Med1998;31:197-201
- ↑ DiPerna CA, Rowe VL, Terramani TT, et al. Clinical importance of the “seat belt sign” in blunt trauma to the neck. Am Surg. 2002;68:441–445
- ↑ Rozycki GS, Tremblay L, Feliciano DV, et al. A prospective study for the detection of vascular injury in adult and pediatric patients with cervicothoracic seat belt signs. J Trauma. 2002;52:618–623; discussion 623–624
- ↑ Sherbaf FG, Chen B, Pomeranz T, et al. Value of emergent neurovascular imaging for “Seat belt injury”: A multi-institutional study. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2021;42(4):743-748
- ↑ Desai NK, et al. Screening CT angiography for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury with emphasis on the cervical “seat- belt sign.” AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1836-40. PMID: 24722311.