RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57712767
T1 Chapter 121. Skeletal Traction (Gardner-Wells Tongs) for Cervical Spine Dislocations and Fractures
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57712767
RD 2024/04/20
AB Traumatic  injuries  to  the  cervical  spine  result  from  forces  acting  on  the  head  and  neck.  The  incidence  of  spinal  cord  injury  in  the  United  States  is  approximately  5  per  100,000  population.1  Approximately  60%  to  80%  of  spinal  cord  injuries  involve  the  cervical  spine.  Motor  vehicle  collisions  are  the  most  common  cause  and  account  for  almost  half  of  the  cervical  spine  injuries.2  The  remaining  cervical  spine  injuries  result  from  falls,  sports  injuries,  violence,  penetrating  wounds,  and  miscellaneous  causes.