Effects of 20-degree spinal immobilization on respiratory functions in otherwise healthy volunteers with android-type obesity

The aim of the study was to assess whether spinal immobilization with long back board (LBB) and semi-rigid cervical collar (CC) at 20 ° instead of 0° conserves pulmonary functions in obese volunteers, including forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC ratio.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research