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 …

A lthough tracheal intubation receives much at-tention, especially with regard to
management of the difficult airway, tracheal extubation has received relatively little …

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The conditions for emergency tracheal intubation of patients with cervical spine injury were
simulated in 157 patients during induction of anaesthesia for routine surgery. The view of the …

Intrahospital transportation of critically ill patients is associated with significant
complications. In order to reduce overall risk to the patient, such transports should well …

Fifty patients underwent laryngoscopy with two different cervical spine immobilisation
techniques. First the cervical spine was immobilised in a rigid collar with tape across the …

BACKGROUND: The optimal tracheal intubation technique for patients with potential
cervical (C) spine injury remains controversial. Using continuous cinefluoroscopy, we …

We conducted a randomized, controlled, crossover study to determine cervical spine motion
for six airway management techniques in human cadavers with a posteriorly destabilized …

Background Cervical spine kinetics during airway manipulation are poorly understood. This
study was undertaken to quantify the extent and distribution of segmental cervical motion …

Discussion A low level of suspicion is often the reason for failure to diagnose a cervical
spinal injury.“In this patient, the arm weakness, cervical spine radiographs, and widened …