title: Registered nurse-initiated patient removal from backboards in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Southcoast Hospitals Group, Fall River, MA, USA. bechardl@southcoast.org
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bechard
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D024802:Nurse's Role; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000592:standards