Identifying potential injuries of the spine of a trauma patient and choosing the best imaging modality to investigate these may be challenging to navigate, particularly where radiology services have limited availability and/or accessibility. Associate Professor Dinesh Varma, Director of Trauma and Emergency Radiology at The Alfred Hospital, talks us through how factors such as clinical assessment, and mechanism of injury can play a vital role in decision making for imaging, and tips on clearing the spine. Current at date of publication 14/05/2020.