Clearing the cervical spine of adult victims of trauma

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-214

  Clancy, Michael J ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0032964503     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.3.208     Document Type: Article

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