Cervical collars and immobilisation: A South African best practice recommendation

Introduction: The consequences of spinal injury as a result of trauma can be devastating. Spinal immobilisation using hard trauma boards and rigid cervical collars has traditionally been the standard response to suspected spinal injury patients even though the risk may be extremely low. Recently, ad...

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Main Authors: D. Stanton, T. Hardcastle, D. Muhlbauer, D. van Zyl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X16300878