A Patient Enters the ED with a Cervical Spine Injury

question 63

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the ED with a cervical spine injury as a result of a fall.The initial horizontal beam lateral projection reveals no subluxation or fracture.The ED physician is concerned about a whiplash injury.Which of the following routines would be most helpful in diagnosing this type of injury?

• A)Patient in the swimmer's lateral position
• B)Oblique projections of the cervical spine
• C)Patient in hyperflexion and hyperextension lateral positions
• D)AP Ottonello method

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