Multicenter prospective validation of prehospital clinical spinal clearance criteria

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 744-750

  Domeier, Robert M ^a   Swor, Robert A ^b   Evans, Rawden W ^a   Hancock, J Brian ^c   Fales, William ^d   Krohmer, Jon ^c   Frederiksen, Shirley M ^a   Rivera Rivera, Edgardo J ^d   Schork, M Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance; Prehospital; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036797393     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200210000-00021     Document Type: Article

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