Paramedic use of a spinal injury clearance algorithm reduces spinal immobilization in the out-of-hospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Muhr, M D ^a   Seabrook, D L ^a   Wittwer, L K ^a  

^a Southwest Washington Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance algorithm; Out of hospital spinal immobilization; Paramedic; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 0032919316     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129908958895     Document Type: Article

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