The patient who sustained a knife wound to the neck is hemodynamically stable and has an unbroken airway. He laments having trouble speaking and swallowing. For which of the following conditions is further evaluation recommended next?
Correct Answer:
spinal cord injury Concurrent injuries to the spinal cord, airway, or vascular neck tissues may be present in penetrating neck trauma. The second frequent concomitant injury, with an unharmed airway and hemodynamic stability, is to the spinal cord.

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