Table 2

Findings on clinical assessment before radiography in 76 children. Numbers (percentages) of children in each category

Glasgow Coma Score
    13–1547 (62)
    9–120 (0)
    3–81 (1)
    not recorded28 (37)
Neck pain
    present40 (53)
    absent8 (11)
    not recorded28 (37)
Neck tenderness
    present18 (24)
    absent17 (22)
    not recorded41 (54)
Neurological deficit
    present0 (0)
    absent53 (70)
    not recorded23 (30)