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Title: The nurse suspects that a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident does not h Post by: colleen on Dec 28, 2012 The nurse suspects that a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident does not have a cervical spine injury when which of the following is assessed?
1. alert without midline cervical tenderness 2. no motor response of lower extremities 3. lack of deep tendon reflexes 4. lethargic and confused Title: Re: The nurse suspects that a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident does not h Post by: robertling on Dec 30, 2012 1 -- There is a decreased probability of a cervical spine injury if the following criteria are met: absence of midline cervical spine tenderness; normal alertness; absence of intoxication; absence of a painful distracting injury; and no focal neurological defects. A lack of motor response, lack of deep tendon reflexes, lethargy, and confusion would be indications of a cervical spine injury.
Title: Re: The nurse suspects that a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident does not h Post by: colleen on Jan 4, 2013 Content hidden
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