Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
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100____________ <strong>Trauma</strong> <strong>Guideline</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><strong>Upstate</strong> Medial <strong>University</strong> <strong>Trauma</strong> Center7. If bony injury is found or a neurologic injury is found with concomitant bony injury, perform acomplete neurological exam using the ASIA format.8. Maintain spinal precautions until cleared by the consulting service or negative MRI’s.9. Beware of ileus in patients with spinal fractures. Consider early use of NG tube.10. If fracture is noted in one area of spine, complete C/T/LS spine radiographs should beobtained to assess additional fractures. Reformatting of the chest and abdominal/pelvis CTscans to examine the spine is preferable if these CT scans have been obtained.