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The Canadian C-Spine Rule Versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma
NEJM 349:2510-2518, Stiell,I.G.,et al, 2003
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Article Abstract
For alert patients with trauma who are in stable condition, the CCR is superior to the NLC with respect to sensitivity and specificity for cervical-spine injury, and its use would result in reduced rates of radiography.
 
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