[Spinal motion restriction in trauma care]

Nineteen Swedish professional organizations involved in trauma care have developed national recommendations for spinal motion restriction in trauma. The recommendations describe the best practice in spinal motion restriction for children, adults, and the elderly, both in prehospital care, in the emergency department and during transfer within and between hospitals. The background to the recommendations is presented, together with implications for the widespread educational system Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).