Is a cervical collar indicated in ambulant patients who require c-spine imaging due to trauma?

Date First Published:

January 31, 2023

Last Updated:

January 10, 2024

Report by:

Matthew Jenkins, Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital)

Three-Part Question:

In [patients who walk in to the ED with traumatic neck pain who are Canadian C-Spine positive], is a [cervical collar indicated] or [can these patients be managed without a cervical collar and laid flat for imaging?]