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So you have a awake and alert patient, has midline tenderness, no peripheral
deficits, normal 3 view plain films and normal CT.

Does that clear the c-spine?  Do you need flexion/extension (passive or
active)?

Andrew Bowman

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>
>
> In a message dated 10/9/2005 4:06:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> joe.nemeth at staff.mcgill.ca writes:
>
> YOU  cannot clear the C Spine with a lateral....therefore no removal of
> collar
> till the 3 views are done and  read...
>
>
>
>
> Again--this does NOT clear the c-spine!  Only absence of tenderness on
exam
> does that!
> ERF
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