Prehospital use of cervical collars in trauma patients: A critical review

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 531-540

  Sundstrøm, Terje ^a,b   Asbjørnsen, Helge ^b,c   Habiba, Samer ^b   Sunde, Geir Arne ^b,c,d   Wester, Knut ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)   (Norway)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cervical collar; cervical injury; cervical spine; prehospital; trauma

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL COLLAR; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 84896376170     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3094     Document Type: Review

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