Emergency Medicine · Trauma
NEXUS C-Spine Criteria calculator
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NEXUS low risk
Band: NEXUS low risk
Interpretation. NEXUS low risk
Suggested management. Cervical-spine imaging is not indicated by NEXUS when all five low-risk criteria are satisfied.
NEXUS C-Spine Criteria: 0 — NEXUS low risk. Interpretation: NEXUS low risk What to do: Cervical-spine imaging is not indicated by NEXUS when all five low-risk criteria are satisfied. Inputs: Posterior midline cervical-spine tenderness: false; Evidence of intoxication: false; Altered level of alertness: false; Focal neurologic deficit: false; Painful distracting injury: false 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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Clinical 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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