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Study protocol. Common part, out-of-water cervical immobilization and in-water cervical immobilization maneuvers.

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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