TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Sports prehospital-immediate care and spinal injury: not a car crash in sight
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Hanson, Jonathan R.
A1  - Carlin, Brian
SP  - 1097
EP  - 1101
VL  - 46
IS  - 16
N2  - The prehospital management of serious injury is a key skill required of pitch-side medical staff. Previously, specific training in sports prehospital-immediate care was lacking or not of a comparable standard to other aspects of emergency care. Many principles have been drawn from general prehospital care or in-hospital training courses. This article discusses sports prehospital-immediate care as a niche of general prehospital care, using spinal injury management as an illustration of the major differences. It highlights the need to develop the sport-specific prehospital evidence base, rather than relying exclusively on considerations relevant to prolonged immobilisation of multiply injured casualties from motor vehicle accidents, falls from height or burns.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091800
ID  - ref1
ER  -