Prehospital spinal immobilization does not appear to be beneficial and may complicate care following gunshot injury to the torso

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 774-778

  Brown, Joshua B ^a   Bankey, Paul E ^a   Sangosanya, Ayodele T ^a   Cheng, Julius D ^a   Stassen, Nicole A ^a   Gestring, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gunshot wound; Prehospital care; Spinal cord injury; Spinal immobilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449181421     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b5f32e     Document Type: Article

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