Units: US SI

Canadian C-Spine Rule

Age ≥ 65?
Extremity Paresthesias?
Dangerous Mechanism?
  • (fall from ≥ 3ft / 5 stairs),
  • axial load injury,
  • high speed MVC/rollover/ejection,
  • bicycle collision,
  • motorized recreational vehicle)

 

Algorithm from The Canadian C-spine rule performs better than unstructured physician judgment, see below:

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