Multicentre prospective validation of use of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by triage nurses in the emergency department

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1173-1179

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Clement, Catherine M ^b   O'Connor, Annette ^a   Davies, Barbara ^a   Leclair, Christine ^b   Sheehan, Pamela ^c   Clavet, Tamara ^c   Beland, Christine ^c   MacKenzie, Taryn ^c   Wells, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN C SPINE RULE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK INJURY; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE INJURY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL INJURIES; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955462128     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091430     Document Type: Article

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