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The lateral trauma position: What do we know about it and how do we use it? A cross-sectional survey of all Norwegian emergency medical services

BACKGROUND: Trauma patients are customarily transported in the supine position to protect the spine. The Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure (ABCDE) principles clearly give priority to airways. In Norway, the lateral trauma position (LTP) was introduced in 2005. We investigated...

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Autores principales: Fattah, Sabina, Ekås, Guri R, Hyldmo, Per Kristian, Wisborg, Torben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21816059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-19-45