In-water secondary spinal cord injury prevention. Does out-of-water cervical immobilization save time?

Cristian Abelairas-Gómez; Roberto Barcala-Furelos; José Palacios-Aguilar; Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.03.051

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In-water secondary spinal cord injury prevention. Does out-of-water cervical immobilization save time?

Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, PhD

CLINURSID Research Group, Nursing Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Faculty of Health Sciences, European Atlantic University, Santander, Spain

Roberto Barcala-Furelos, PhD

CLINURSID Research Group, Nursing Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

José Palacios-Aguilar, PhD

Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez, MD, PhD

CLINURSID Research Group, Nursing Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Pediatric Area, Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Division, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.03.051

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Dive related injuries have an estimated incidence of 30 cases per million [1], with 90% of lesions affecting the cervical spine [2]. Around 5% of rachimedular injuries are caused by dive accidents [1] and remain as a significant cause of acquired permanent disability [3]. Preventive strategies are essential to avoid primary damages but there is no consensus about the most adequate neck immobilization procedure to protect the spinal cord of the victim.

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