Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 609-615 , June 2001

Can an out-of-hospital cervical spine clearance protocol identify all patients with injuries? An argument for selective immobilization

Abstract presented at the California American College of Emergency Physicians’ Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, June 1999.

Received 18 May 2000 ,Revised 22 December 2000 ,Accepted 21 January 2001.

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 Dr. Braude was a resident in Fresno at the time of the study. He is now with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Geoffrey Stroh, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, 445 S. Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA 93702; 559-459-5105, fax, 559-459-3844; E-mail geoffrey.stroh@ucsfresno.edu.

PII: S0196-0644(01)38327-0

doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.114409

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 609-615 , June 2001