Table 1.

Characteristics of 14 resuscitated patients with fatal cervical spinal cord injury

No	Age/Sex	Cause of injury	Possible mechanism	CT diagnosis	MRI T2 finding	First ECG finding	CA time (min)	CPC
1	71/M	Motor vehicle crash	Distraction, HE, HF	Hangman Fracture (type 2)	C1‐2 intramedullary hyperintensity	PEA	5	4
2	82/M	Sports	HE, Vertical compression	Hangman Fracture (type 1)	—	Asystole	35	5
3	90/F	Pedestrian	HE	Odontoid Fracture (type 2)	C2 spinal cord discontinuity	Unknown	8	5
4	71/M	Fall (1.5 m)	Distraction, HE	Odontoid Fracture (type 2)	C2 spinal cord discontinuity	Unknown	10	4
5	62/M	Bicycle crash	Distraction, HE	Odontoid Fracture (type 2)	—	Asystole	28	5
6	87/F	Fall (ground level)	HE, Vertical compression	Odontoid Fracture (type 2)	C2 spinal cord discontinuity	—	RA	5
7	52/M	Fall (3 m)	HE	Odontoid Fracture (type 3)	C2 spinal cord discontinuity	—	RA	2
8	78/M	Fall (staircase)	Distraction, HF	Atlanto‐axial dislocation (vertical)	—	PEA	18	3
9	72/M	Motor vehicle crash	Distraction, HF	Atlanto‐axial dislocation (lateral)	—	PEA	20	5
10	69/M	Fall (3 m)	HE	Atlanto‐axial subluxation	C1‐3 intramedullary hyperintensity	Asystole	10	2
11	71/M	Motor vehicle crash	Distraction, HE, HF	Atlanto‐axial subluxation	C1 intramedullary hyperintensity	PEA	16	5
12	67/M	Fall (staircase)	HE	C3/4, C4/5 subluxation	C2‐5 intramedullary hyperintensity	PEA	38	4
13	92/M	Fall (ground level)	HE	C4/5 posterior dislocation	—	Asystole	6	5
14	75/M	Fall (staircase)	HE	C4/5 anterior dislocation	C2‐6 intramedullary hyperintensity	—	RA	2

Clinical characteristics and radiological findings of the 14 patients with cardiac or respiratory arrest caused by cervical SCI. CA time, cardiac arrest time; CPC, Glasgow‐Pittsburg Cerebral Performance Categories; ECG, electrocardiogram; HE, hyperextension; HF, hyperflexion; PEA, pulseless electric activity; RA, respiratory arrest.