Emergency Medicine · Trauma
NEXUS C-Spine Criteria calculator
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NEXUS low risk
Cervical-spine imaging is not indicated by NEXUS when all five low-risk criteria are satisfied.
Formula inputs
- Posterior midline cervical-spine tenderness
- Evidence of intoxication
- Altered level of alertness
- Focal neurologic deficit
- Painful distracting injury
Primary source
Hoffman JR et al. Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine. N Engl J Med (2000)
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