Which of the following symptoms would raise a healthcare worker’s suspicion of spinal injury?

Weakness and numbness in the legs can indicate that a spinal injury is affecting nerves or the spinal cord, so these symptoms should raise suspicion of spinal injury. Nausea and headache are less specific, while minor low-back bruising alone does not point as strongly to nerve or spinal cord involvement. The best choice is weakness and numbness in the legs.

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