title: Catastrophe for a campanologist.
abstract: A campanologist was involved in a nonfatal hanging incident. On presentation she had no midline bony tenderness and only subtle abnormalities on plain X-ray films of her cervical spine; however, a CT scan showed a type III odontoid peg fracture. We believe this is the first reported cervical spine fracture sustained while bell-ringing. This case demonstrates the importance of mechanism of injury with regard to decisions about diagnostic imaging and the debate concerning the choice of first-line cervical imaging is highlighted.
authors: Emergency Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors: Alfred A R
authors: AA
authors: Thompson
authors: Randal J
authors: RJ
authors: McRoberts
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: McKie
authors: Angela J
authors: AJ
authors: Oglesby