Association between spinal immobilization and survival at discharge for on-scene blunt traumatic cardiac arrest: a nationwide retrospective cohort study - Tsutsumi Y, Fukuma S, Tsuchiya A, Ikenoue T, Yamamoto Y, Shimizu S, Kimachi M, Fukuhara S.

INTRODUCTION: Spinal immobilization has been indicated for all blunt trauma patients suspected of having cervical spine injury. However, for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) patients, rapid transportation without compromising potentially reversible causes is...
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