Question

A 42-year-old man presents after a motor vehicle collision with neck pain but no neurological deficits. He is alert and not intoxicated. According to validated decision rules such as NEXUS/Canadian C-spine rules, which of the following would allow safe clinical clearance of his cervical spine without imaging?

Accepted Answer

Normal alertness, no midline tenderness, no intoxication, no distracting injury and no neurological deficit

Answer

Presence of midline cervical tenderness

Answer

Focal neurological deficit

Answer

High-risk mechanism of injury

Answer

Age >65 years

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