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Published on: January 5, 2015
Sports prehospital-immediate care and spinal injury: not a car crash in sight
Jonathan R Hanson1, Brian Carlin
1Emergency department, Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, NHS Highland, Isle of Skye, Scotland. jonathanhanson@nhs.net
Abstract:
The prehospital management of serious injury is a key skill required of pitch-side medical staff. Previously, specific training in sports prehospital-immediate care was lacking or not of a comparable standard to other aspects of emergency care. Many principles have been drawn from general prehospital care or in-hospital training courses. This article discusses sports prehospital-immediate care as a niche of general prehospital care, using spinal injury management as an illustration of the major differences. It highlights the need to develop the sport-specific prehospital evidence base, rather than relying exclusively on considerations relevant to prolonged immobilisation of multiply injured casualties from motor vehicle accidents, falls from height or burns.
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