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A Patient Enters the ED with a Cervical Spine Injury

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A patient enters the ED with a cervical spine injury as a result of a fall.The initial horizontal beam lateral projection reveals no subluxation or fracture.The ED physician is concerned about a whiplash injury.Which of the following routines would be most helpful in diagnosing this type of injury?


A) Patient in the swimmer's lateral position
B) Oblique projections of the cervical spine
C) Patient in hyperflexion and hyperextension lateral positions
D) AP Ottonello method

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