Cervical Spine Computed Tomography in Adolescent Blunt Trauma Patients: Are They Being Overutilized?

•61.7% of adolescent blunt trauma patients received CSCT, while only 8.3% had a positive finding on CSCT.•All patients with a positive CSCT failed NEXUS criteria.•39% of patients with a negative CSCT met NEXUS criteria indicating a low risk of cervical spine injury.•This ATC had a low rate of positive findings on CSCT indicating CSCT was overutilized at the trauma center.•Use of NEXUS criteria as a screening tool for adolescent blunt trauma patients has the potential to reduce unnecessary CSCT by almost 40%.