Correction to: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-020-01520-z

The original version of this article unfortunately contained mistakes.

The presentation of Fig. 1 and 2 and the legend of Fig. 2 were incorrect. The corrected figures (Figs. 1, 2) and the legend are given below.

Fig. 1
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Flowchart of trauma imaging protocol used in study period 1, implemented in 2010. NEXUS National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study, DTM dangerous trauma mechanism, C-spine cervical spine, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale

Fig. 2
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Flowchart of updated trauma imaging protocol used in study period 2, implemented in 2015. NEXUS National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study, C-spine cervical spine

Further the titles of table 4 and 5 and the legend of table 4 were incorrect. The corrected tables (Tables 4, 5) are given below.

Table 4 Characteristics of the patient found to have cervical spine injury
Table 5 Radiography and NEXUS criteria in study periods 1 and 2

The original article has been corrected.