The UK emergency department practice for spinal board unloading. Is there conformity?

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-120

  Porter, K M ^a   Allison, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Spinal board; Spinal injury; UK

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0037628207     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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