Hooper is a 24-year-old Caucasian woman who presents to the emergency room with acute neck pain following an automobile accident. Her vehicle was…

Question Ms. Hooper is a 24-year-old Caucasian woman who presents to the emergencyroom with acute neck pain following an automobile accident. Her vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle. She does not know how fast the other vehicle was moving when it struck her car. Her friends drove her to the emergency room. She was able to walk into the hospital and sit upright while waiting to be examined. On physical exam, you find no neurologic deficits. She is alert with a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) score of 15. She is able to actively rotate her neck 45 degrees to the left and to the right, though it does hurt to do so. However, she does not have midline cervical spine tenderness.  A blood test shows no alcohol or other drugs in her system. She has no other serious injuries. She does have a minor contusion above her left eyebrow and bruising across her shoulder and abdomen from the seatbelt. She reports no other health problems. She is taking oral contraceptive pills. Ms. Hooper does not have health insurance and you need to determine if she requires c-spine imaging to rule out a c-spine fracture. -What are three structured clinical questions you can get from this case? -Where would you look for answers to these questions? Health Science Science Nursing HSM 425 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)