Talk:Clearing the cervical spine

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My experience (and training including ATLS) does not say that x-rays are needed of the thoraco-lumbar spine to clear the c-spine. If there is an injury in the c-spine then yes but not as part of a basic survey.Doctormonkey (talk) 20:53, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

64-slice CT with reconstructions is adequate to clear the cervical spines of obtunded patients. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Walker.andrew (talk • contribs) 03:54, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]