PECARN C-Spine Rule — Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury

Evidence-based clinical decision rule to identify pediatric patients (age 0–17) with blunt trauma who can safely forgo cervical spine CT imaging. Derived from a large prospective PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) multicenter study of over 4,000 pediatric patients with potential cervical spine injuries. High sensitivity for clinically important C-spine injuries.