title: SCIWORA syndrome: nursing assessment.
abstract: Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality (SCIWORA) is a commonly misdiagnosed injury in children and adolescents. Failure to recognize SCIWORA can lead to additional injury. The critical care nurse recognizes the risk of SCIWORA, conducts a complete neurologic assessment on children experiencing cervical trauma, and provides immediate immobilization to prevent further neurologic complications. These pediatric neurosurgical and trauma nurse authors describe the nurse's role and include a SCIWORA case study in this article.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bernardo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing*