Confusing extrication with immobilization: The inappropriate use of hard spine boards for interhospital transfers

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 126-127

  Hauswald, Mark ^a   McNally, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Injury; Spine

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE INJURY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; AIR AMBULANCES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PAIN; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034295193     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmj.2000.110126     Document Type: Article

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