Whether a cervical spine fracture is serious or not needs to be judged according to the specific site of injury, and cannot be generalized. If a fracture occurs in the spinous process of the cervical spine, the impact on the cervical spine is small, and the stability of the cervical spine and the spinal cord are not affected, so it is not a serious case. After the spinous process of the cervical spine gradually heals after 4-6 weeks, it will not cause much impact on the body. If there is a burst fracture of the cervical vertebrae and the spinal cord is compressed, there is a possibility of high paraplegia. If a cervical fracture is located too high, such as in the atlantoaxial spine, it may compress the respiratory and circulatory centers, resulting in respiratory and circulatory failure, which can be life-threatening in severe cases. If the cervical fracture is located in the vertebral artery foramen, the fracture causes a sharp drop in blood supply to the brain and vertigo or fainting due to the compression of the vertebral artery. For milder cervical vertebral fractures that are not combined with other complications, patients can be treated conservatively, i.e., with external fixation and medication. For more severe, misaligned fractures, combined with high level paraplegia, surgery should be taken promptly.