The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is
a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this …

According to the Advanced Trauma Life Support recommendations for managing patients
with life‐threatening injuries, securing the airway is the first task of a primary caregiver …

Laryngoscopy can induce stress responses that may be harmful in susceptible patients. We
directly measured the force applied to the base of the tongue as a surrogate for the stress …

Background The forces applied to the soft tissues of the upper airway may have a
deleterious effect. This study was designed to evaluate the performance of the GlideScope …

Background Direct laryngoscopy (DL) has long been the gold standard for tracheal
intubation in emergency and trauma patients. Video laryngoscopy (VL) is increasingly used …

Purpose Although manual in-line stabilization (MILS) is commonly used during endotracheal
intubation in patients with either known or suspected cervical spine instability, the effect of …

The emergency care of patients who may have spinal injuries has become highly ritualised.
There is little scientific support for many of the recommended interventions and there is …

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether different video
laryngoscopes (VLs) facilitate endotracheal intubation (ETI) faster or more secure than …

Introduction The aim of this study was to compare C-MAC videolaryngoscopy with direct
laryngoscopy for intubation in simulated cervical spine immobilization conditions. Methods …

Introduction: Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in the presence of cervical spine
instability may put patients at risk of cervical cord injury. Nevertheless, the biomechanics of …