Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong

warning

"is there any high-risk factor present that requires cervical spine imaging?"

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"is there any low-risk factor present?"

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Acronyms

warning

"NEXUS criteria"

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"There is debate over whether the NEXUS criteria or the Canadian C-spine rules (CCR) are more reliable for excluding C-spine injury, though high-quality evidence points to better sensibility, better sensitivity, and a lower rate of imaging use when following the CCR criteria ³."

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There Is

suggestion

"There are three rules:"

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"There is debate over whether the NEXUS criteria or the Canadian C-spine rules (CCR) are more reliable for excluding C-spine injury, though high-quality evidence points to better sensibility, better sensitivity, and a lower rate of imaging use when following the CCR criteria ³."

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Inline EG

suggestion

"high-speed motor vehicle collision (e.g. >100 km/hr or ~60 mph, rollover, ejection)"

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Lint: canadian-c-spine-rules-3