Missouri — Targeted Issue

Predicting Cervical Spine Injury (CSI) in Children

March 1, 2005 - Feb. 29, 2008

Grant Number
H34MC04372
Project Overview
This project focused on the identification of a set of variables that separate injured children with negligible risk of cervical spine injury (CSI) from those at non-negligible risk for CSI, and proposed a plan to testing these criteria in EMS systems, both in and out of hospitals. The objective was to refine spinal immobilization policies both in the out of hospital and emergency department settings for pediatric trauma patients by: (1) describing CSI among a diverse pediatric population; (2) identifying factors associated with increased risk for CSI among a diverse pediatric blunt trauma population; and (3) describing the current practice, attitudes, and beliefs of out-of-hospital care providers regarding cervical spine immobilization, and perceived barriers to participation in research aimed at establishing screening criteria for CSI among children with blunt trauma.
Institution
Washington University School of Medicine
Main Contact
Award Amount
$597,190

Contacts

Name Role(s) Phone Email
David Jaffe, MD
  • Principal Investigator

Disseminations

Title Type Publication/Event Published/Presented Identifier Details
Cervical Spine Injuries in Children Associated With Sports and Recreational Activities Research Paper/Publication Pediatric Emergency Care 2018
Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation in Children Research Paper/Publication Pediatric Emergency Care 2017
Interobserver Agreement in Retrospective Chart Reviews for Factors Associated With Cervical Spine Injuries in Children Research Paper/Publication Academic Emergency Medicine 2015
Age-related Differences in Factors Associated With Cervical Spine Injuries in Children Research Paper/Publication Academic Emergency Medicine 2015
Comparison of Outcomes for Children With Cervical Spine Injury Based on Destination Hospital From Scene of Injury Research Paper/Publication Academic Emergency Medicine 2014
Cervical spine injury patterns in children Research Paper/Publication Pediatrics 2014
Spinal cord injury without radiologic abnormality in children imaged with magnetic resonance imaging Research Paper/Publication Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2013
Variability of Prehospital Spinal Immobilization in Children at Risk for Cervical Spine Injury Research Paper/Publication Pediatric Emergency Care 2013
Utility of Plain Radiographs in Detecting Traumatic Injuries of the Cervical Spine in Children Research Paper/Publication Pediatric Emergency Care 2012
Factors Associated With Cervical Spine Injury in Children After Blunt Trauma Research Paper/Publication Annals of Emergency Medicine 2011