Revolutionary advances in enhancing patient comfort on patients transported on a backboard

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-186

  Edlich, Richard F ^a   Mason, Shelley S ^b   Vissers, Rober J ^b   Gubler, K Dean ^b   Thacker, John G ^c   Pharr, Paul ^d   Anderson, Mark ^b   Long III, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

^d Education and Clinical Outreach for Life Flight Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY MASS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FLOTATION BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SENSOR; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE; SURGEON; TEAMWORK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOOD;

ADULT; BEDS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751651755     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.027     Document Type: Article

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