{"ops":[{"insert":"A 25-year-old man is brought in 25 minutes after a motor vehicle accident. He was the front seat passenger and wore a seatbelt at that time. He now complains of excruciating lower back pain, described as 10\/10 on the visual analog scale.\n \nThe primary survey shows no threats to his airway, circulation, or breathing, while his GCS is 15\/15, and both pupils are equal and reactive. X-rays of the cervical spine and chest show no evidence of fractures.\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"image":"\/storage\/case-images\/pd\/PD-S-083_en.png"}},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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FAST scan
{"ops":[{"insert":"The FAST scan shows no evidence of free fluid.\n"}]}
CT Spine
{"ops":[{"insert":"There is a compression fracture of the L4 vertebra, with minor loss of vertebral body height. The spinous processes and articular facets appear normal. The alignment of the anterior and posterior vertebral body lines has not been disrupted. The interspinous spaces are not widened.\n"}]}
