The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 6 | Pages 825 - 828
1 Jun 2016
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Identifying cervical spine injuries in confused or comatose patients
with multiple injuries provides a diagnostic challenge. Our aim
was to investigate the protocols which are used for the clearance
of the cervical spine in these patients in English hospitals. All hospitals in England with an Emergency Department were asked
about the protocols which they use for assessing the cervical spine.
All 22 Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) and 141 of 156 non-MTCs responded
(response rate 91.5%).Aim
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