Over 1 million blunt trauma patients visit US emergency departments each year for possible c-spine injuries. Yet, 98% of c-spine imaging shows no fracture. Using clinical decision tools can safely and significantly reduce unnecessary imaging.
Background: Alcohol and drug intoxication is common in trauma patients and a significant proportion of cervical spine (c-spine) injuries occur in patients with intoxication. A standard approach to both intoxicated and sober patients with suspected c-spine injury in many trauma centers ...
Background: Visits to the ED for alcohol intoxication can create quite the clinical conundrum both for acute medical and traumatic reasons. Acutely intoxicated patients, just like young kids, don’t always have the ability to communicate due to sedation, agitation, or ...
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