The Quebec Task Force developed a classification for grading whiplash injury.
Parameters:
(1) neck complaint (pain, stiffness, tenderness)
(2) musculoskeletal signs (decreased range of motion and/or point tenderness)
(3) neurological signs (decreased or absent deep tendon reflexes [DTR], weakness, sensory deficit)
(4) vertebral fracture or dislocation
|
Neck Complaint |
Musculo-skeletal |
Neurological Signs |
Fracture or Dislocation |
Grade |
|
absent |
absent |
absent |
absent |
0 |
|
present |
absent |
absent |
absent |
1 |
|
present |
present |
absent |
absent |
2 |
|
present |
NA |
present |
absent |
3 |
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
present |
4 |
where:
• The following findings may be seen with any grade and are not used for classification: headache, dizziness, deafness, memory loss, dysphagia and temporomandibular joint pain.
Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general, Otolaryngology
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