{
  "abstract": "Cervical spine clearance in the pediatric population remains a complex and debated topic in which the risk of missing a devastating injury is weighed against the harms of unnecessary imaging and potential long-term malignancy risk. Historically utilized protocols, such as the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) and Canadian C-spine rule, are targeted towards adult patients.1 In response, pediatric-specific guidelines have been developed by the Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Working Group and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), incorporating factors such as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), neurologic findings, and concomitant injuries to stratify imaging needs. These algorithms aim to balance diagnostic accuracy with radiation safety and are increasingly essential as practice patterns shift away from protocolized imaging.2 3",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, USA",
        "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Gena V Topper"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Tanya Egodage"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Nicole Fox"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Low radiation, high yield: reclaiming the first-line role of radiographs",
  "uid": "f4b67554-bce6-588a-b14d-233cb8880c14"
}