TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cervical Spine Injury A1 - Leonard, Julie Catherine A1 - Leonard, Jeffrey Russell A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. PY - 2014 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - Suspect cervical spine injury in any child who has suffered traumatic respiratory arrest and perform rapid sequence orotracheal intubation with in-line cervical spine stabilization.Because of differences in anatomy and physiology, children sustain proportionally more upper cervical spine and spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) injuries compared with adults.CT scan is more sensitive for bony injury, and MRI for soft-tissue injury.Although spine immobilization is indicated when cervical spine injury is suspected, complications can occur. Decisions to immobilize should target those at greatest risk for cervical spine injury. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/12 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105681060 ER -