BACKGROUND Many studies have compared the restriction of motion that immobilization
collars provide to the injured victim. No previous investigation has assessed the amount of …

Objectives: To determine whether a novel immobilization collar called the Nebraska collar
would restrict motion of the cervical spine better than three traditional designs: the …

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

Background: Cervical extrication collars are applied to millions of blunt trauma victims
despite the lack of any evidence that a collar can protect against secondary injuries to the …

Background: The cervical collar has been used as a common device for the initial
stabilization of the cervical spine. Although many cervical collars are commercially available …

Introduction Rigid cervical spine following trauma immobilization is recommended to reduce
neurological disability and provide spinal stability. Soft collars have been proposed as a …

Study Design. This was a prospective simulator study with 16 healthy male subjects.
Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the relative efficacy of immobilization …

Study Design. In vitro biomechanical study. Objective. Our objective was to determine the
effectiveness of cervical collars and cervicothoracic orthoses for stabilizing clinically …

Cervical spine immobilization devices are widely used to stabilize the cervical spine and
prevent neurologic deficits associated with unstable fractures. In order to quantitate their …

Objective. Prehospital cervical spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are rare but potentially
catastrophic. Although spinal immobilization is resource-intensive, emergency medical …