Management of cervical trauma: A brief review

Cervical injury is not uncommon in any trauma,especially in road traffic accident. a standard approach,towards,transport,workup,and management is required for best outcomes,and decrease morbidity. we tried to review the recent literature and briefly discuss the management protocols concluded that in our setting,emergency ambulance personnel and emergency room doctors should be trained in dealing with all kinds of cervical spine trauma,they should be aware of recent guidelines and should refrain from using steroids routinely. by following guidelines,large numbers of cervical spine injury patients can benefit. © 2017,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.