NEXUS C-Spine Rule
Summary: Evaluate for need of C-spine Xray. This applies the NEXUS C-Spine Rule to determine whether Xray is recommended.

<-- Absence of tenderness at the posterior midline of the C-spine
<-- Absence of a focal neurological deficit
<-- Normal level of alertness
<-- No evidence of intoxication
<-- Absence of clinical apparent pain that might distract the patient from the pain of a C-spine injury
Recommendation --> Recommendationscore=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5);score>0?'NEXUS C-Spine Rule recommends obtaining X-ray':'NEXUS C-Spine Rule supports not obtaining X-ray'
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