Can nurses apply the Canadian C-Spine Rule? A pilot study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Kelly, Anne Maree ^a,b,c   Bradshaw, Luke ^b   Kerr, Debra ^a,b  

^a WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canadian C Spine Rule; Cervical spine clearance; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NURSE TRAINING; SPINE MOBILITY;

EID: 18244395042     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006850     Document Type: Article

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