Pre-hospital spinal immobilisation: an initial consensus statement.
This paper reviews the current evidence available on the practice of spinal immobilisation in the prehospital environment. Following this, initial conclusions from a consensus meeting held by the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in March 2012 are presented.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, , Southampton, UK.
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D032921:Consensus; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013124:Spinal Injuries
Prehospital Care; Spinal