Is spinal immobilisation necessary for all patients sustaining isolated penetrating trauma?

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 912-914

  Connell, Richard A ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a   Munro, Philip T ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; THORACIC SPINE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEAPON;

EID: 0242467941     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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