Comparison of the Ferno Scoop Stretcher with the long backboard for spinal immobilization

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-51

  Krell, Julie M ^a,d   McCoy, Matthew S ^a   Sparto, Patrick J ^b   Fisher, Gretchen L ^c   Stoy, Walt A ^c   Hostler, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Longmont United Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Backboard; Goniometer; Prehospital; Scoop; Spinal immobilization; Stretcher

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; GONIOMETRY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MOTION; SPINE MOBILITY; VERTEBRA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31544458430     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120500366375     Document Type: Article

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