PECARN Cervical Spine Injury Prediction Rule
Evaluates necessity and choice of imaging in pediatric cervical spine blunt trauma.
Advice
- Always consider using the tool in conjunction with other clinical factors; it is meant to assist, not replace, clinical decision-making.
- The original study notes that MRI may be required to clarify cases with a high pretest probability for cervical spine injury, although providing direct guidance was beyond the scope of that study.