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Spinal Immobilization: a Twisted Tale

Spinal Immobilization: a Twisted Tale

by Thariq Badiudeen | Jun 27, 2024 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

For decades, “spinal immobilization”, or spinal motion restriction (SMR) using backboards and cervical collars has been a “cornerstone of EMS protocols, aimed at minimizing secondary spinal cord injuries during trauma patient management. Originating...
Selected Imaging Controversies in ED Trauma

Selected Imaging Controversies in ED Trauma

by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Trauma

Traumatic injuries are amongst the most common presentations for all emergency departments (ED).  In 2010, there were over 1 million patients in Canada who visited the ED for trauma, result in an cost of almost 9 billion dollars.1  Yet, in spite of their frequency,...
Spinal Immobilization: Just a pain in the neck?

Spinal Immobilization: Just a pain in the neck?

by emottawa | Feb 11, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Trauma

    The principles behind spinal immobilization, including the utilization of backboards and cervical collars was derived from expert opinion in the 1960’s [1-3], and has never been subjected to a randomized controlled trial or high quality...
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