Spinal Motion Restriction
Immobilize the patient by using Full Spinal Immobilization if patient has a significant mechanism with the potential for causing spinal injury and meet ANY of the following clinical criteria:
- Altered mental status.
- Evidence of intoxication.
- Distracting pain/injury/emotional distress (i.e., extremity fracture).
- Neurologic deficit (numbness, tingling, paralysis) in any extremities.
- Midline spinal tenderness.
If none of the above are present, then application of a cervical collar and transport in minimal restriction on the EMS gurney.
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