The recognition and appropriate initial management of the patient with an acute cervical spine injury in the ED is important because of the devastating and catastrophic effects of spinal cord injury. The use of computed tomography (CT) scan compared with initial plain radiographs in the detection of
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Emergency evaluation of cervical spine injuries: CT versus plain radiographs
โ Scribed by S Mace
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 303 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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โฆ Synopsis
matic trousers group in AS had a 24% resuscitation rate and a 0% discharge rate. The difference in resuscitation rate with pneumatic trousers was not statistically significant in any of these categories. These somewhat enhanced resuscitation and discharge rates with the pneumatic trousers make it only an adjunct to be considered in patients presenting with bradyasystolic rhythms who are refractory to standard initial therapies.
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