A re-conceptualisation of acute spinal care

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 720-723

  Hauswald, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CERVICAL COLLAR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FORCE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NERVE ROOT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPINAL CORD; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; THERAPY DELAY;

NEUROLOGY, SPINAL; PREHOSPITAL CARE; TRAUMA, SPINE AND PELVIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 84882452988     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201847     Document Type: Article

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