EMplify - October 2021

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Emergency Dept. Management of Cervical Spine Injuries

Authors: 

Geoffrey Jara-Alamonte, MD

Chandni Pawar, MD

Epidemiology

Anatomy (Figure 2 +3)

Spinal Cord Injury Injury (Table1)

• Primary
• Secondary

Differential Diagnosis

Prehospital Care - selective immobilization

ED evaluations

• History
• Physical Exam (Table 6)
• Imaging
• Vascular Injury - Modified Denver Criteria (table 9)
• Treatment
• Special Populations
• Pediatrics