Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

A prospective multicenter observational study, led by Dr. Katie Russell of Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, that will examine the sensitivity, specificity, negative, and positive predictive values of CT scan and plain films in diagnosing cervical spine injury that requires treatment. This study is funded by the Primary Children's Hospital foundation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any participant less than 18 years old after blunt trauma
• Seen by trauma service
• With cervical spine imaging (XR, CT, or MRI)

Exclusion Criteria:

• CT scan from outside facility is poor quality and not repeated (<63-channel, cuts >3mm, no reformats, motion artifact)
• No radiology over reads by participating institution