For gunshot and stab victims, on-scene spine immobilisation may do more harm than good
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 05:56
in Health & Medicine
Immobilising the spines of shooting and stabbing victims before they are taken to the hospital - standard procedure in Maryland and some other parts of the country - appears to double the risk of death compared to transporting patients to a trauma centre without this time-consuming, on-scene medical intervention, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers...