title: Introduction to reading and clearing cervical spines for advanced practice nurses, Part II: C-spine injuries--causes, cases, and treatments (including CT scan).
abstract: Part I of this two-part series discussed the anatomy, radiographic reading, and clearing of the cervical spine for advanced practice nurses. Part II reviews the mechanisms of injury, pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, and patient management of the most common cervical spine injuries.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Elda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Flarity
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015984:Causality; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed