Using cervical spine clearance guidelines in a pediatric population: A survey of physician practices and opinions

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Burns, Emma C ^a   Yanchar, Natalie L ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian C spine rule study; Cervical spine; Guidelines; NEXUS; Pediatric trauma; Practice variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE CLEARANCE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVIVAL SPINE TENDERNESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISTRACTING INJURY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 79958824529     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.100220     Document Type: Article

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