The effects of neutral positioning with and without padding on spinal immobilization of healthy subjects

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-116

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a   Billittier, Anthony J ^a   Moscati, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

backboard; emergency medical services; emergency medical technicians; immobilization; pain; spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORTHOTICS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE; SUPINE POSITION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINE; SUPINE POSITION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032041798     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129808958853     Document Type: Article

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