title: Managing patients with cervical spine injury.
abstract: Common measures to establish spinal immobilisation at the scene of an accident include keeping the patient's head still, applying a rigid cervical collar and transporting the patient on a rigid spinal board to an emergency department. This article reviews the literature about spinal immobilisation practices in emergency settings, including best-practice guidance and papers on immobilisation, imaging, rapport with patients and complications.
authors.affiliation: Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goode
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom