Rowley Cottingham wrote:
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> I have seen an unstable grade 2 peg fracture with displacement in a
> walking patient, and a C7 # missed by a casual orthopaedic staff grade
> in another so I remain cautious. Those who are critical would do well to
> attend a few RTCs to see how difficult it can be. I would far rather
> BAEM set up an audit into times on spine boards after arrival at
> hospital. Do ALL yours come off after 20 minutes?
>
>
Interesting thoughts from various contributors.
Let's step it up to the hillside - a carry out in a stretcher will take 4-6
hours, involve at least 16 folks and not a little bit of risk.
Assessing spines at scenes takes on another dimension.
Thoughts?
Jel
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