Not Yet Time to Abandon Cervical Collars in Blunt Trauma.
Not Yet Time to Abandon Cervical Collars in Blunt Trauma.
Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Sep 23;:
Authors: Baron BJ, Scalea TM
Abstract
In the evidence-based summary by Serigano et al. (Ref 1.) published in this issue of Academic Emergency Medicine under the Brass Tacks series, the authors critically appraise the evidence for the long-standing practice of prehospital and emergency department cervical spinal motion restriction (SMR) in blunt trauma patients. They highlight the absence of class I data demonstrating a benefit and describe some of the potentially harmful side effects of cervical collars.
PMID: 32966661 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Baron BJ, Scalea TM Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research