Compulsory Use of the Backboard is Associated with Increased Frequency of Thoracolumbar Imaging.

CONCLUSION: A shift from a spinal immobilization protocol to a spinal motion restriction protocol was associated with a decrease in backboard utilization by EMS providers and a decrease in thoracolumbar spine imaging by ED providers. PMID: 29447489 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research