The Long Backboard vs the Vacuum Mattress

Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014 Feb;29(1):110. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X13009229. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Authors

Neil McDonald¹, Mike Webster², Aaron Orkin³, David VanderBurgh⁴, David E Johnson⁵

Affiliations

¹ 1 Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
² 2 Hamilton Paramedic Service, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ 3 Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ 4 Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ 5 Wilderness Medical Associates International, Portland, Maine USA.

PMID: 24429162
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X13009229

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Emergency Medical Services*
Female
Humans
Immobilization / instrumentation*
Male
Spinal Injuries*
Splints / standards*