The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is
a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this …

In this commentary we argue that fully alert, stable and co-operative trauma patients do not
require the application of a semi-rigid cervical collar, even if they are suspected of …

Background Spinal cord injuries occur worldwide; often being life-threatening with
devastating long term impacts on functioning, independence, health, and quality of life …

BACKGROUND: Cervical orthoses are commonly used for extrication, transportation, and
definitive immobilization for cervical trauma patients. Various designs have been tested …

Background All trauma patients with a cervical spinal column injury or with a mechanism of
injury with the potential to cause cervical spinal injury should be immobilised until a spinal …

We evaluated the performance of commercially available infant and pediatric cervical
collars, both alone and in combination with commonly used supplemental devices (eg …

There is no uniformly accepted protocol for the radiological assessment of the cervical spine
in critically ill trauma patients. The Alfred Trauma Centre receives about 40% of Victorian …

Background: Cervical collars are applied to millions of trauma victims with the intent of
protecting against secondary spine injuries. Adverse clinical outcomes during the …

Study objective To determine the effectiveness of a cervical-spine immobilization using a
rigid cervical extrication collar and an Ammerman halo orthosis with and without spine …

An interdisciplinary expert panel of medical and surgical specialists involved in the
management of patients with potential spinal cord injuries (SCI) was assembled. Four key …