Clearing the cervical spine of paediatric trauma patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-193

  Slack, S E ^a,c   Clancy, M J ^b  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALERTNESS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL INJURIES; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 1542500764     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.012310     Document Type: Review

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