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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Megha Singh Tveit, Eshana Singh, Alexander Olaussen, Susan Liew, Mark C Fitzgerald, Biswadev Mitra
BACKGROUND: During assessment after injury, the log roll examination, in particular palpation of the thoracolumbar spine, has low sensitivity for detecting spinal injury. The manoeuvre itself requires a pause during trauma resuscitation. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the log roll examination in unconscious trauma patients for the diagnosis of soft tissue and thoracolumbar spine injuries. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was undertaken, reviewing the cases of unconscious (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <9) and/or intubated major trauma (Injury Severity Scale (ISS) >12, abbreviated injury scale 2008) patients from the Alfred Trauma Registry, over a 2-year period from January 2011 to December 2012...
September 2016: Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ
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Bruno Passebon Soares, Eleza T Golden
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May 2016: Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Clare Roepke, Elizabeth Benjamin, Paul Jhun, Mel Herbert
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May 2016: Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Mark Hauswald
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October 2015: Academic Emergency Medicine
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