The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is
a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this …

Maughon1 reported in 1970 that 193 of a cohort of 2,600 casualties that were killed in action
in Vietnam died of isolated extremity hemorrhage. The percentage of fatalities that resulted …

Traumatic spinal cord injury is a relatively rare injury in Denmark but may result in serious
neurological consequences. For decades, prehospital spinal stabilisation with a rigid …

BACKGROUND: Risk-adjusted analyses are critical in evaluating trauma outcomes. The
National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) is a statistically robust registry that allows such …

Objective: Prehospital intravenous (IV) fluid administration is common in trauma patients,
although little evidence supports this practice. We hypothesized that trauma patients who …

• Triage of patients with potential spinal injury at the scene by trained and experienced
emergency medical services personnel to determine the need for immobilization during …

Abstract The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the National Association of EMS Physicians …

The traditional prehospital management of trauma victims with potential spinal injury has
become increasingly questioned as authors and clinicians have raised concerns about over …

Field spinal immobilization using a backboard and cervical collar has been standard
practice for patients with suspected spine injury since the 1960s. The backboard has been a …

Approximately 11 000 people suffer traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in the United States,
each year. TSCI incidences vary from 13.1 to 52.2 per million people and the mortality rates …