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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? Jel