Risk factors for cervical spine injury
Data from the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) database were analysed to identify epidemiologic and biomechanical risk factors for cervical […]
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Is cervical spine protection always necessary following penetrating neck injury?
This short cut review in the Best Bets format attempted to answer the question: “is cervical spine protection always necessary […]
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Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle rollover as an indicator of mechanism of injury was investigated in a study examining accident databases and the medical […]
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London's getting worse
The physician-led pre-hospital service London HEMS examined its penetrating trauma caseload between 1991 and 2006. Overall, stabbings rose annually by […]
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High BMI and frontal crashes
In adult patients injured in front impact motor vehicle collisions, the outcomes of obese patients with a Body Mass Index […]
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Passenger Compartment Intrusion and Kids
The presence and degree of compartment intrusion (from crash investigation data) was correlated with the likelihood of serious injury in […]