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Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 January-March;19(1):116-125. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2014.936634. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Cervical Spine Motion during Transfer and Stabilization Techniques.

Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors

Ian Shrier, Patrick Boissy, Karina Lebel, John Boulay, Eli Segal, J Scott Delaney, L Charlene Vacon, Russell J Steele

PMID: 25076192 DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2014.936634

Abstract

Abstract Objectives. To compare paramedics' ability to minimize cervical spine motion during patient transfer onto a vacuum mattress with two stabilization techniques (head squeeze vs. trap squeeze) and two transfer methods (log roll with one assistant (LR

Keywords: cervical spine; injury; log roll; trap squeeze; vacuum

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