Geriatric clinical screening tool for cervical spine injury after ground-level falls - Engelbart J, Zhou P, Johnson J, Lilienthal M, Zhou Y, Ten-Eyck P, Galet C, Skeete D.

BACKGROUND: A consistent approach to cervical spine injury (CSI) clearance for patients 65 and older remains a challenge. Clinical clearance algorithms like the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilisation Study (NEXUS) criteria have variable accuracy and ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news