Cervical spine clearance: Difference between revisions
Annhuang04 (talk | contribs) |
Annhuang04 (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*US and Canada with more than 13 million trauma pts per year at risk for C-spine injury | |||
*Most blunt trauma patients will be placed in a cervical collar by EMS to protect the C-spine | *Most blunt trauma patients will be placed in a cervical collar by EMS to protect the C-spine | ||
*C-spine can be clinically cleared by trained personnel | *C-spine can be clinically cleared by trained personnel | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 3 September 2015
Background
- US and Canada with more than 13 million trauma pts per year at risk for C-spine injury
- Most blunt trauma patients will be placed in a cervical collar by EMS to protect the C-spine
- C-spine can be clinically cleared by trained personnel