SAQ 950 – Trauma – cervical spine immobilisation and Canadian C-spine rule

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A stable adult patient has neck pain after trauma, with no neurological deficit and no other apparent injuries.

You are considering cervical spine immobilisation and the Canadian C-spine rule.

List five methods of spinal immobilisation for suspected cervical spine injury.

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List five complications of cervical spine immobilisation.

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Define logistic regression.

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List four exclusion criteria from the derivation of the Canadian C-spine rules that would make the rule inappropriate to use.

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Which stable adult patients require cervical spine radiography under the Canadian C-spine rules?

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