Jel Coward wrote:
> Rowley Cottingham wrote:
>>
>> 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?
Disappointed that no-one wants to get into this ;-)
Jel
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