EMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard

Authors
National Association of EMS Physicians and American College of Surgeons ā€ˇCommittee on Trauma
Full Citation
EMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard. Prehospital ā€ˇEmergency Care 2013;17(3):392-393.ā€ˇ
Latest Update
December 2012ā€ˇ
Additional Resource Documents

White CC, Domeier RM, Millin MG, NAEMSP. EMS spinal precautions and the use of the long backboard – resource document to the position statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014;18(2):306-314.

Previous Versions
  • Domeier R. Indications for Prehospital Spinal Immobilization. Prehospital Emergency Care 1999;3(3):251-253.
  • Clinical Guidelines for Delayed or Prolonged Transport III: Spine Injury. Rural Affairs Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians.Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 1993;8(4):369-371 and 1993;8(2):176-178.
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