title: Spine protection in the austere environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK; Department of Surgery Division of Emergency Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, CA; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zafren
authors.affiliation: St. John's Medical Center Jackson, WY; University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, ME; Wilderness Medical Associates International Portland, ME.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kovacs
mesh_terms: D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D055813:Wilderness Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*