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This episode covers Chapter 043 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, Spinal Injuries. Episode Overview Describe the anatomical contents of the anterior and posterior spinal columns List cervical spinal injuries for the following mechanisms, and indicated whether they are stable or unstable Flexion x 6 Shear / AP forces x 1 Flexion-Rotation x 2 Extension x 3 Vertical Compression x 2 List 8 unstable C-spine injuries Describe an approach to C-Spine X-rays, and define normal: Predental space Soft-tissue spaces Line of Swischuck Describe Canadian C-Spine Rule + Nexus Rule Describe incomplete cord lesions Describe: Wallenburgs Syndrome Dejeune Onion Skin Pattern of Analgesia Horners Syndrome Cauda Equina How does the bulbocavernosus reflex reflect the presence of spinal shock List features of sacral sparing List Dermatomes/ Myotomes / Spinal reflexes List 6 causes of Horner’s For what C-spine injuries is a CT-a indicated to R/O vascular injury Are Steroids indicated for C-spine injuries For whom is surgical int