Airway management in patients with confirmed or suspected cervical spine injury challenges
even experienced trauma anesthesiologists. Appropriate care requires an understanding of …

PURPOSE: Anesthesiologists are often involved in the early management and resuscitation
of patients who have sustained cervical spine injuries (CSIs). The most crucial step in …

Airway management in patients with cervical spine injury is a difficult and challenging task.
Attention to head positioning and stabilization during the initial evaluation and airway …

They should recognize the situations in which such injuries are likely, be familiar with
evaluation of the cervical spine, and understand the risks and benefits of alternative …

Abstract Purpose of Review Traumatic and non-traumatic pathologic processes can make
airway management difficult. An understanding of pathologic mechanisms is important in …

To minimize risk of spinal cord injury, airway management providers must understand the
anatomic and functional relationship between the airway, cervical column, and spinal cord …

Background There are concerns that airway management in patients with suspected or
confirmed cervical spine injury may exacerbate an existing neurological deficit, cause a new …

The potential for cervical spine injury makes airway management more complex in the
trauma patient. Patients with injury above the clavicles are at increased risk, and this is …

Cervical spinal injury occurs in 2% of victims of blunt trauma; the incidence is increased if
the Glasgow Coma Scale score is less than 8 or if there is a focal neurologic deficit …

INTRODUCTION radiographic three-view series traditionally used to assess the integrity of
the cervical spine may be supplemented with Cervical spine injury (CSI) continues to be a …