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just the other night on jems.com there was a study cited talking about field clearance of c-spine. Basically out of about 1000 pts, there were about 12 that had diagnosed fractures. EMS caught all of them and actually immobilized a couple hundred of…
June 1
Tissue breakdown actually starts after about 10 minutes. The development into a full bed sore is related to the patient's immune system and amount of tissue damage. There are many studies showing that patients who spend a short period of time in one…
May 17
Our Town beach has an adult backboard, however the Lifeguard staff has asked for a "Child-sized" backboard. We are trying to decide how 'vital' is this piece of safety equipment? and if so, what brands or types are better?
May 15
I'm doing my research currently. Haven't found much but I will post what I find out.
May 15
Our Town beach has an adult backboard, however the Lifeguard staff has asked for a "Child-sized" backboard. We are trying to decide how 'vital' is this piece of safety equipment? and if so, what brands or types are better?
May 15
Rocco: I can also tell you that when I originally sustained my spinal cord injury I was on a hard board in the ICU for almost a total of 8 hrs before being removed from it. Not to mention they still had me laying on my padded and contoured, yet cut…
May 7
Larry: I don't know of any research projects but I can tell you from personal experience. I am now a C6-7 incomplete Quad and had another injury after the initial in which I truly thought I had broken my spine. The agency used the vacuum matress an…
May 7
Hey Guys, I'm doing this topic for my Paramedic research paper and could use any help that you have. I'm having trouble finding much solid info on it so far, anything will help>
April 22

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At 10:43am on January 12, 2009, Dave Springer said…
Larry, thank you so much for the very nice comment on my page. You are very kind. Dave
 
 
 

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