Amelia
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I'm learning about Head/Neck/Spine injuries, and I'm sure this will come up in class, but as I'm reading though these chapters, I can't help but keep thinking about the following:
What do we do when (I know it will happen) we are dispatched to a car accident, and the pt. is unconscious with his head flopped over? How do we safely and effectively straighten and apply manual stabilization minimizing further damage to the neck/spine? My thought is that we gently lift (minimally) and slowly straighten and pray that there's no crepitus? Like I said- haven't gotten to that part yet. All of the pictures in my book start with "Do your ABCs" then the spine is automatically manually stabilized against the headrest.
Thanks guys!
What do we do when (I know it will happen) we are dispatched to a car accident, and the pt. is unconscious with his head flopped over? How do we safely and effectively straighten and apply manual stabilization minimizing further damage to the neck/spine? My thought is that we gently lift (minimally) and slowly straighten and pray that there's no crepitus? Like I said- haven't gotten to that part yet. All of the pictures in my book start with "Do your ABCs" then the spine is automatically manually stabilized against the headrest.
Thanks guys!