You should know better than to toy with the laws of nature. No sooner had you ordered and your stomach started to grumble loudly than your pager goes off requesting your urgent presence back in the unit.

Your patient is Mr. Horatio Nelson, a surprisingly short 19 year old, who has fallen out of a single storey window while at a rave party. His mate (who goes by the name of Hardy) assures you that apart from quite a lot of alcohol Horatio only took 2 or 3 ecstasy tablets (though Horatio looks bloody miserable at the moment).

Spinal immobilisation and a rigid cervical collar are in place. History and examination are hindered by Horatio constantly trying to kiss Hardy, but on examination you only find some bruising around one eye and a broken humerus. His neck is clinically not tender, with no deformity or defect, and he has no obvious neurology.