Value of a rigid collar in addition to head blocks: A proof of principle study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-107

  Holla, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD BLOCK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGID COLLAR;

ADULT; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84856099636     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.092973     Document Type: Article

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