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C-spine rules
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Chapter 1
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Level 1
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Age >= 65, dangerous mechanism, or paraethesia in extremities
In the Canadian c-spine rules what are the high-risk factors which would cause you to send for radiography
1) Fall from >= than 3 feet or 5 stairs 2) Axial load to head (e.g. diving) 3) MVC high speed (>100km/hr, rollover, ejection 4) Motorised recreational vehicles 5) bicycle struck or collision
What would constitute a dangerous mechanism? (5 answers)
1) Able to sit in ER 2) No midline tenderness of C-spine 3) Ambulatory at any time since accident 4) Delayed onset of pain 5) Simple rear-end motor vehicle collision (MVC) (excludes being pushed into oncoming traffic, hit by bus or large truck, rollover, or hit by high speed vehicle)
What are the low risk factors which allow for safe assessment of ROM? (5 answers)
45º left and right
What angle are they actively able to rotate their neck, if not needing radiography?
1) Non-trauma cases 2) Glasgow coma scale < 15 3) Unstable vital signs 4) Age < 16 years 5) Acute paralysis 6) Known vertebral disease 7) Previous c-spine surgery 8) Pregnant
In what situations are these rules not applicable? (8 answers)