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Management is complex and understudied. Treatment should be systematic beginning at the scene, focusing on airway resuscitation and hemodynamic stabilization, immobilization, and timely transport. Early operative interventions should be provided, followed by minimizing secondary pathophysiology. The authors present a case to delineate decision-making in the treatment of combined cranial and spinal trauma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 19-year-old man presented as a level I trauma patient after falling 30 feet as the result of scaffolding collapse. The patient was unresponsive and was intubated; he had an initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of 4. Computed tomography revealed multicompartmental bleeding and herniation, for which supra- and infratentorial decompressive craniectomies were performed. The patient also suffered from thoracic SCI that resulted in complete paraplegia. Multimodality monitoring was used. After stabilization and lengthy rehabilitation, the patient obtained significant functional improvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LESSONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The approach to initial management of concomitant head and spine trauma is to establish intracranial stability followed by intraspinal stability. 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