Which adults aged 65 and older are at low-risk for cervical spine injuries after low-level falls?
Jessica McCallumDebra EaglesIan StiellMonica TaljaardChristian VaillancourtMathew MercuriNatasha ClaytonÉric MercierJudy MorrisRebecca JeanmonodCatherine VarnerDavid BarbicIan M BuchananMariyam AliYoan K KagomaAshkan ShoamaneshPaul EngelsSunjay SharmaAndrew WorsterShelley L McLeodMarcel ÉmondAlexandra PapaioannouSameer ParpiaKerstin de WitPublished in: CJEM (2024)
In emergency patients ≥ 65 years presenting after a low-level fall, head injury, neck pain, and older age were associated with the diagnosis of cervical spine injury. There were no cervical spine injuries in those without head injury or neck pain. Patients with no head injury or neck pain may not require cervical spine imaging.