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Cervical Spine Clearance in Adult Blunt Trauma Updates

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Lauren explains why the Canadian C-spine tool allows midline tenderness without mandatory imaging, unlike NEXUS.
This episode of FOAMcast focuses on cervical spine clearance in adult blunt trauma, comparing the Canadian C-spine decision tool and NEXUS criteria. Host Lauren Westifer explains key predictive factors, guidelines for CT imaging, and updated evidence for removing cervical collars post-negative CT scans.

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A tight, practical refresher on adult blunt-trauma cervical spine clearance and the next step after a negative scan.

Lauren Westifer keeps this one tight and useful, moving straight from who can skip CT to what follows a negative scan. The episode stays with the decisions that matter in adult blunt-trauma C-spine clearance: Canadian C-spine versus NEXUS, high-speed MVCs, paresthesias,…

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Need a clean read on when adult blunt-trauma C-spine really needs CT?

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