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  • Title: Catastrophe for a campanologist.
    Author: Thompson AA, McRoberts RJ, McKie S, Oglesby AJ.
    Journal: Eur J Emerg Med; 2006 Jun; 13(3):184-6. PubMed ID: 16679888.
    Abstract:
    A campanologist was involved in a nonfatal hanging incident. On presentation she had no midline bony tenderness and only subtle abnormalities on plain X-ray films of her cervical spine; however, a CT scan showed a type III odontoid peg fracture. We believe this is the first reported cervical spine fracture sustained while bell-ringing. This case demonstrates the importance of mechanism of injury with regard to decisions about diagnostic imaging and the debate concerning the choice of first-line cervical imaging is highlighted.
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