Potential adverse effects of spinal immobilization in children

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-518

  Leonard, Julie C ^a   Mao, Jingnan ^a   Jaffe, David M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine clearance; Injury; Pain; Pediatric; Spinal immobilization; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84865729122     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.689925     Document Type: Article

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