Comparison of a long spinal board and vacuum mattress for spinal immobilisation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 476-478

  Luscombe, M D ^a,c   Williams, J L ^b,c  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Edale Mountain Rescue Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NECK; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RATING SCALE; SPINE; STERNUM; SURGICAL WARD; VACUUM;

EID: 0141496073     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.5.476     Document Type: Article

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