Lesson of the week: exacerbating cervical spine injury by applying a hard collar.
Papadopoulos
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MC
Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London SW20 0NE.
Chakraborty
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A
Waldron
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Bell
B A
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001915:Braces / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging