Recorded ReelDx Webinar – Hit by car with injuries to neck and chest

Authors:

Elliot Williams, Paramedic Woodburn Ambulance

Editors:

David M. Spiro, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics University of Arkansas Medical Center

Diagnosis

• Traumatic injury
• Car accident
• Fracture of cervical spine
• C-7 fracture

Editor’s Notes

EMS experts, including the paramedic who captured this case in the field, discussed real patient video of a 15-year-old run over by a car.

Patient

• Gender: Male
• Age: 15 years
• Height: Not Available
• Weight: Not Available

Vitals

• Temperature: Not Available
• Blood Pressure: 113/66
• Heart Rate: 100
• Respiratory Rate: 20
• Pulse Oximetry: 96% RA

Signs and Symptoms

Chest and neck pain; lacerations; abrasions

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