Immobilising the spine

Summary of changes

Addition: Instructions for use of soft foam collars, instructions for HAINES roll

Primary references

  1. Agency for Clinical Innovation, New South Wales Government (2018) Use of foam collars for cervical spine immobilisation: Initial management principles, accessed 6 October 2022.

  2. Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Unit, Queensland Ambulance Service (2021) Trauma/Cervical collar, Clinical Practice Procedures, accessed 6 October 2022.

  3. Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Unit, Queensland Ambulance Service (2019) Manual in-line stabilization, Clinical Practice Procedures, accessed 6 October 2022.

  4. Hood N and Considine J (2015) 'Spinal immobilisaton in pre-hospital and emergency care: A systematic review of the literature', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 18(3):118-37, doi:10.1016/j.aenj.2015.03.003

  5. Hyldmo PK, Vist GE, Feyling AC, Rognås L, Magnusson V, Sandberg M and Søreide E (2015) 'Is the supine position associated with loss of airway patency in unconscious trauma patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 23:50, doi:10.1186/s13049-015-0116-0

  6. Maschmann C, Jeppesen E, Rubin MA and Barfod C (2019) 'New clinical guidelines on the spinal stabilisation of adult trauma patients - consensus and evidence based', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 27(1):77, doi:10.1186/s13049-019-0655-x

  7. Oteir AO, Smith K, Stoelwinder JU, Middleton J and Jennings PA (2015) 'Should suspected cervical spinal cord injury be immobilised?: a systematic review', Injury, 46(4):528-35, doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.12.032

  8. Wampler DA, Pineda C, Polk J, Kidd E, Leboeuf D, Flores M, Shown M, Kharod C, Stewart RM and Cooley C (2016) 'The long spine board does not reduce lateral motion during transport - a randomized healthy volunteer crossover trial', American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 34(4):717-21, doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.078