RT Book, Section
A1 Engel, Thomas W.
A1 Roberts, Rebecca R.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159804941
T1 Skeletal Traction (Gardner-Wells Tongs) for Cervical Spine Dislocations and Fractures
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804941
RD 2024/04/24
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  100,000.1  Approximately  60%  to  80%  of  spinal  cord  injuries  involve  the  cervical  spine.  Cervical  spine  injuries  can  occur  at  all  ages  with  predilection  for  teens  and  young  adults.  Emergency  Physicians  must  be  aware  of  cervical  spine  injuries  in  the  elderly  with  seemingly  minor  mechanisms  of  injury.2  Motor  vehicle  collisions  are  the  most  common  cause  and  account  for  almost  half  of  cervical  spine  injuries.3  The  remaining  cervical  spine  injuries  result  from  falls,  sports  injuries,  violence,  penetrating  wounds,  and  miscellaneous  causes.  Few  other  injuries  have  the  potential  to  cause  such  high  levels  of  morbidity.