Walk into any Emergency Department in the country and you are bound to find at least one child waiting to be seen with a head injury - it's one of the commonest presenting complaints to EDs in the UK
Cervical spine injuries are rare but potentially devastating. Immobilisation of the cervical spine on the slightest suspicion of injury is recommended by most resuscitation courses.
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Good review of NICE guidelines
Excellent recap
good summary