Cervical Spine Clearance

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Contents 1 Management 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Management

• the patient must be awake & lucid
• negative cervical spine X-rays
• assess for paresthesias, sensory loss
• assess for muscle weakness
• palpate C-spine

• assess for bone pain
• muscle pain not as important

• move head from side to side
• touch chin to chest
• neck extension

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• cervical spine (C-spine)

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 79-80

cervical spine (C-spine) clearance