Prehospital Use of Cervical Collars in Trauma Patients: A Critical Review
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Review Prehospital Use of Cervical Collars in Trauma Patients: A Critical Review
The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this practice is limited: Randomized, controlled trials are largely missing, and there are uncertain effects on mortality, neurological injury, and spinal stability. Even more concerning, there is a growing body ...
متن کاملPrehospital use of cervical collars in trauma patients: a critical review.
The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this practice is limited: Randomized, controlled trials are largely missing, and there are uncertain effects on mortality, neurological injury, and spinal stability. Even more concerning, there is a growing body ...
متن کاملWhy Do We Put Cervical Collars On Conscious Trauma Patients?
In this commentary we argue that fully alert, stable and co-operative trauma patients do not require the application of a semi-rigid cervical collar, even if they are suspected of underlying cervical spine fracture, unless their conscious level deteriorates or they find the short-term support of a cervical collar helpful. Despite the historical and cultural barriers that exist, the potential be...
متن کاملPrevalence of prehospital hypoxemia and oxygen use in trauma patients.
OBJECTIVE This study estimates the prevalence of injured patients requiring prehospital supplemental oxygen based on existing recommendations, and determines whether actual use exceeds those recommendations. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prehospital oxygen use and continuous peripheral oxygen saturation measurements were prospectively collected on a purposive sample of injured civilians transported to...
متن کاملPrehospital cervical spinal immobilization after trauma.
S pinal immobilization of all trauma patients with a cervical spine or spinal cord injury or with a mechanism of injury having the potential to cause cervical spinal injury is recommended. • Triage of patients with potential spinal injury at the scene by trained and experienced emergency medical services personnel to determine the need for immobilization during transport is recommended. • Immob...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurotrauma
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0897-7151,1557-9042
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3094