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Patient demographics, trauma mechanisms, alcohol documentation, imaging findings, and management of cervical fractures were analyzed. Diagnostic yields were calculated overall and by age, mechanism (with focus on ground-level falls), and time period. Temporal trends and predictors of cervical-spine fracture were assessed using regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Acute cervical-spine fractures were present in 4.9% (457\/9,359) of patients, while intracranial or craniofacial abnormalities occurred in 23.9% (2,240\/9,359). Concurrent abnormalities on both scans were rare (1.3%), with no significant overall association between positive head CT and cervical-spine fracture (OR 1.16,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.174). Imaging volume increased five-fold over the decade, while diagnostic yields declined significantly for both cervical fractures (from 7.1% to 3.9%) and cranial abnormalities (from 28.5% to 22.0%; both\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). This decline was driven by a rising proportion of ground-level falls (from 47% to 61%), a low-energy mechanism with low yield. Of 457 cervical fractures, 19.9% were treated surgically.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite a five-fold increase in concurrent head and cervical spine CT utilization, diagnostic yields declined markedly over the 10-year period, primarily driven by the growing dominance of low-energy ground-level falls. 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