The position of the spine in the recovery position - An experimental comparison between the lateral recovery position and the modified HAINES position

Resuscitation

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-297

  Blake, W E D ^a,b   Stillman, B C ^a   Eizenberg, N ^a   Briggs, C ^a   McMeeken, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Basic life support; Resuscitation; Safety; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CERVICAL SPINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0036277274     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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