Neck Trauma

Assessment and management of penetrating and blunt neck injuries.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Emergency MedicineTraumaENTVascular Surgery

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Neck pain - cervical radiculopathy
National
CKS: Neck pain - non-specific
National
CKS: Neck pain - whiplash injury
National
NICE guideline [NG232]: Head injury: assessment and early management
National
ACS TQIP Best Practices Guidelines in Imaging
Local
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria®: Penetrating Neck Injury
Local
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury - Practice Management Guideline (EAST)
Local
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE: Penetrating Neck Trauma (Upstate University Hospital)
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Penetrating Zone II Neck Trauma
Local
European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2025 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Vascular Trauma
Local
Practice Management Guidelines (EAST): Neck Trauma, Penetrating Zone II 2008
Local