{
  "abstract": "Cervical spine injury occurs in 1–2% of paediatric trauma cases. Differences in anatomy, size and injury patterns compared with adult patients can make the assessment of cervical spine injuries in children challenging. This article provides an overview of the approach to be taken when assessing a potential cervical spine injury. It also covers the range of available clinical decision aids to help clinicians diagnose cervical spine injuries while safely avoiding unnecessary radiation as much as possible.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK",
        "Paediatric Emergency Department, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Demetris Athanasiou"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency and Urgent Care Research in Cambridge (EURECA), University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Madeleine Mitchell"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency and Urgent Care Research in Cambridge (EURECA), University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Muhammad Adeel Baig"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK",
        "Emergency and Urgent Care Research in Cambridge (EURECA), University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Owen Hibberd"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK",
        "Paediatric Emergency Department, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Spyridon Karageorgos"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Fifteen-minute consultation: The initial assessment of children with a suspected cervical spine injury",
  "uid": "a9724999-26fb-52b6-be22-0792fe014e2f"
}