A multidisciplinary approach to the development of a cervical spine clearance protocol: Process, rationale, and initial results

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 358-362

  Lee, Steven L ^a   Sena, Matthew ^a   Greenholz, Stephen K ^a   Fledderman, Marti ^a   Al Qahtani, A ^b   Lee, S ^b   Mooney, D ^b   Upperman, J ^b   Priebe, C ^b   Saito, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical spine clearance; Cervical spine injury; Pediatric cervical spine; Pediatric trauma

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037371623     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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