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Dec 2025
16m 12s

Cervical Spine Clearance in Adult Blunt ...

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About this episode

This episode reviews the basics of cervical spine clearance in adult blunt trauma patients including

  • Deciding between clinical decision tools
  • What to do in the intoxicated/obtunded patient
  • What to do after a negative CT in a patient with persistent neck pain and no neurological symptoms

References at FOAMcast.org

Thanks for listening!
Lauren Westafer

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