Introduction: The National Emergency X-radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) criteria are used extensively in emergency departments to rule out C-spine injuries (CSI) in the general population. Although the NEXUS validation set included 2,943 elderly patients, multiple case reports and the Canadian C-Spine Rules question the validity of applying NEXUS to geriatric populations. The objective of this study was to validate a modified NEXUS criteria in a low-risk elderly fall population with two changes: a modified definition for distracting injury and the definition of normal mentation.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2016
عنوان
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
شماره جلد
17/3
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )