Counting the Cost of Cervical Collars

Damjan Veljanoski; Gareth Grier; Mark H Wilson

doi:10.1017/S1049023X17006975

Counting the Cost of Cervical Collars

Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017 Dec;32(6):701-702. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X17006975. Epub 2017 Nov 7.

Authors

Damjan Veljanoski¹, Gareth Grier², Mark H Wilson³

Affiliations

¹ 1Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,Queen Mary,University of London,London,United Kingdom.
² 2Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care,The Institute of Prehospital Care,London's Air Ambulance,London,United Kingdom.
³ 3Neurosurgery and Prehospital Care,The Institute of Prehospital Care,London's Air Ambulance,London,United Kingdom.

PMID: 29108527
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X17006975

Abstract

Veljanoski D , Grier G , Wilson MH . Counting the cost of cervical collars. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017;32(6):701-702.

Keywords: EMS Emergency Medical Services; MILS manual in-line stabilization; NHS National Health Service; SCI spinal cord injury; SSI selective spinal immobilization; cervical collar; prehospital; spinal injury.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae / injuries*
Emergency Medical Services / economics*
Humans
Immobilization*
Spinal Injuries / therapy*
Splints / economics*
State Medicine
United Kingdom