TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cervical Spine Injury A1 - Leonard, Julie Catherine A1 - Leonard, Jeffrey Russell A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert PY - 2019 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e 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.Young children sustain more upper cervical spine injuries compared to older children and adults due to anatomic differences.Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) is more common in teenagers than younger children.In the setting of a normal MRI, most children with SCIWORA have normal neurological outcome.CT scan is more sensitive for bony injury and MRI for soft-tissue injury.Use of a cervical collar and long board to restrict the motion of the spine should be limited to children with risk factors for cervical spine injury. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168594 ER -