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Cervical Spine Immobilization + Andrew Cathers, MD Med Flight Faculty University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Cervical Spine Immobilization
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Andrew Cathers, MD Med Flight Faculty
University of Wisconsin-Madison
EPIDEMIOLOGY
BENEFITS/RATIONALE
• Patient may have an unstable C-spine injury • Additional movement may worsen injury • Hard collars may prevent these movements • Hard collars are relatively harmless
IMMOBILIZATION
CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
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