Maxillofacial trauma poses an obvious threat to the patient's airway, which may not be
immediately evident. In the multiply injured patient, the co-existence of actual or potential …

Objective: To provide certified athletic trainers, team physicians, emergency responders, and
other health care professionals with recommendations on how to best manage a …

Background: Cervical spine clearance in the very young child is challenging. Radiographic
imaging to diagnose cervical spine injuries (CSI) even in the absence of clinical findings is …

Study Design. Retrospective medical record and electronic database audit to ascertain the
incidence and predictors of cervical collar-related decubitus ulceration (CRU). Objective. To …

Background: The optimal method of clearing the cervical spine (CS) in obtunded blunt
trauma patients (OBTPs) remains unclear. Computed tomography (CT) identifies most …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the possible use
of low-dose multidetector CT (MDCT) in cervical clearance of patients with blunt trauma …

Missed injury – decreasing morbidity and mortality: A literature review Page 1 SAJS Review
SAJS VOL 49, NO. 4, NOVEMBER 2011 199 Missed injuries are defined variously as injuries …

A significant proportion (estimates range from 16 to 74%) of patients with spinal cord injury
(SCI) have concomitant traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the combination often produces …

Background: Reports on the risk factors for combined craniocervical spine injury in
comatose patients are rare. The incidence of concomitant cervical injury in comatose …

Study Design. Retrospective review using prospectively collected data. Objective. The
purpose of the study was to investigate the diagnostic properties of cervical magnetic …