Plain films or CT (preferred to eval for other injuries) of cervical/thoracic spine
Neurologic exam (fracture only rarely associated with neurologic injury)
Cervical spinous process fracture
Penetrating neck trauma
Anterior cervical wedge fracture
Blunt neck trauma
Cervical burst fracture
Vertebral and carotid artery dissection
Cervical facet dislocation
Strangulation