Some simply tried to reduce the use of backboards. However, they included the need to identify worsening signs and symptoms when a cervical collar is in place. Coffey F., Hewitt S., Stiell I., Howarth N., Miller P., Clement C., Emberton P., and Jabbar A. Over the past 40 years, there has been a shift in functional outcome for patients with SCIs in Western countries: The percentage of incomplete tetraplegia has increased, whereas complete paraplegia or tetraplegia has decreased.29 Survival after SCI is strongly related to the extent of neurological impairment,30 and several studies have shown increasing survival rates and life expectancy.3133 These improvements in outcome can, for the most part, be attributed to systematic injury prevention strategies (e.g., education, legislation, and safety features of cars), rather than the implementation of evidence-based treatment guidelines, advances in emergency medical services (EMS), improvements in neurocritical care, or establishment of regional trauma centers.31,3437 The mean age of CSI and SCI patients has increased, and this has important implications for treatment and outcome.29,37 Epidemiological trends and causality analyses in CSI and SCI are very similar to those observed in the related field of TBI.38,39, The American Association for Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Joint Guidelines Committee recently published a comprehensive update of the Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injury.40 These guidelines provide 112 evidence-based diagnostic and treatment recommendations (77 level III, 16 level II, and 19 level I recommendations). Although the subjects exhibited a more limited range of motion of the C-spine when immobilized in a rigid collar than when placed in a soft collar, the motion recorded during the various functional tasks wasnt significantly different regardless of which cervical device was applied.34Conclusion Unstable cervical spine fracture after penetrating neck injury: A rare entity in an analysis of 1,069 patients. Fatal child cervical spine injuries in motor vehicle collisions: analysis using unique linked national datasets. No study has demonstrated that penetrating trauma can produce an unstable spine injury, and progression of spinal cord injury has not been demonstrated to occur following penetrating trauma, which has a different mechanism of injury from blunt trauma. Lubovsky O., Liebergall M., Weissman C., and Yuval M. (2010). 2009;17:44. Ankylosing spondylitis: inadvertent application of a rigid collar after cervical fracture, leading to neurological complications and death, Rigid cervical collars and intracranial pressure. Now, spinal precautions are much simpler and much more comfortable for the patient. (2002). Prehospital Use of Cervical Collars in Trauma Patients: A Critical Review, cervical collar, cervical injury, cervical spine, prehospital, trauma. a. Changes in prehospital spinal immobilization protocols are rapidly occurring across the country. Ben-Galim P., Dreiangel N., Mattox K.L., Reitman C.A., Kalantar S.B., and Hipp J.A. If we move the injury, the patient could be paralyzed. Although Oosterwold et al (2016) expected to see results comparable to those in Kwan et al's study (2005), where 55% of healthy volunteers complained of moderate-to-severe pain within 30 minutes of spinal immobilisation, they documented pain in 0.9% of patients. Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association, African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, JPMA. 1998;2(2):112116. Foam (soft) collar Disposable single use cervical collar made of soft, open-cell foam plastic with a cotton . Geisler W.O., Wynne-Jones M., and Jousse A.T. (1966). Clearing by CCR allows removal of the cervical stiff collar. These articles are included here. National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center. UK ambulance guidelines stipulate that if immobilisation is indicated, the entire spine should be immobilised using an orthopaedic scoop stretcher, head restraints and a rigid cervical collar. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Extrication collars can result in abnormal separation between vertebrae in the presence of a dissociative injury. Patients with gunshot wounds to the head do not require cervical spine immobilization and evaluation. ICP values before and after cervical collar application were not statistically significant (WMD = 0.49; 95%CI - 1.61, 2.59; P = 0.65), meaning no ICP change. Hauswald M., Hsu M., and Stockoff C. (2000). The overall increase in ICP after collar application was statistically significant (weighted mean difference [WMD] = 4.43; 95%CI 1.70, 7.17; P < 0.01), meaning an overall ICP increase of approximately 4.4 mmHg. Prehosp Emerg Care. PMC Expand 113 PDF View 1 excerpt, cites background Save Alert Holla (2012) carried out a similar study to Houghton and Driscoll (1999), measuring the ROM when a cervical collar was used with head blocks over four planes to carry out a proof-of-principle study observing the active ROM. Life expectancy after spinal cord injury: a 50-year study. Are you aware of these in your practice and how would you address them? Therefore, it is debatable whether using them is consistent with the principles of patient safety and evidence-based practice. Increased ICU complications [24]. In the pre-hospital setting, immobilisation is recommended whilst awaiting full assessment. Clin Orthop. (2004). Future efforts should also aim to discontinue the use of rigid spine boards in favor of vacuum mattresses or other softer boards that are more comfortable and adaptable to the individual variations in body composition. Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT. Broder J., Fordham L.A., and Warshauer D.M. Cervical collars are insufficient for immobilizing an unstable cervical spine injury. Complete public version of the 2011 annual statistical report for the spinal cord injury models systems. The epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fractures: a prospective population study from Norway. Historically, backboards were also used in an attempt to "improve the posture" of young people, especially girls. The searches yielded 1184 articles, of which 1164 were excluded for not meeting the inclusion criteria. Bcker HC, Elias P, Braun KF, Johnson MA, Turner P, Cunningham J. Eur Spine J. We dont want to throw the baby out with the bathwater; we just want to provide the best possible evidence-based care for our patients. (2002). Horodyski et al (2011) discusses that maximum ROM is never established on a patient in a hospital or prehospital setting; the study tested the effect of collars on ROM as a source of protection. All authors contributed to the search strategy development. This paralysis of intellect resulted in the current immobilization craze of all patients suffering from seizures to simple falls to minimal-energy motor vehicle collisions (that soon become multiple casualty incidents because the five occupants of the vehicle have a little neck and back pain and therefore must be immobilized). Benger J, Blackham J. Using this technique can lead to bias; however, Houghton and Driscoll (1999) felt that if these results were omitted, the findings would be less significant and it was therefore considered acceptable. Increased risk of death with cervical spine immobilisation in penetrating cervical trauma. This raises the discussion of the range of movement when a cervical collar is in place. Winston Churchill once said, To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Change can be good. (2002). (2012). March JA, Ausband SC, Brown LH. The accumulated information provided by these studies has, in our opinion, not been sufficiently appreciated and has had a marginal influence on the practice of prehospital spinal immobilization. 17. Stabilization of spinal injury for early transfer. Chin K.R., Auerbach J.D., Adams S.B., Sodl J.F., and Riew K.D. (2013). 1998;32(4):461469. (2012). Evidence suggests that cervical collars can cause more harm than good, and UK ambulance guidelines for spinal immobilisation should be reconsidered. Thus, arterial blood flowing into the cranial vault continues unimpeded while venous outflow is restricted. Evidence suggests that cervical collars have adverse effects (Rogers, 2017). Still, cervical collars are considered essential to accomplish cervical spine . Prehospital intubation in patients with severe head injury. Ryken T.C., Hadley M.N., Aarabi B., Dhall S.S., Gelb D.E., Hurlbert R.J., Rozzelle C.J., Theodore N., and Walters B.C. The Canadian C-spine rule for radiography in alert and stable trauma patients. Even more concerning, there is a growing body of evidence and opinion against the use of collars. PHTLS guidance states that continuous oxygenation in trauma patients is paramount, putting emphasis on the importance of keeping the airway patent while maintaining a neutral cervical spine, so a clinician must exercise vigilance under these conditions (NAEMT, 2018). | (2001). To describe the different types of cervical immobilization and examine its efficacy in multiple trauma patients. Goutcher CM, Lochhead V. Reduction in mouth opening with semi-rigid cervical collars. Lustenberger T, Talving P, Lam L, et al. 5Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, Bergen, Norway. Following trauma, early immobilization of the cervical spine can be crucial if c-spine injury is suspected. Its also known that rigid C-collars cause the numerous problems as detailed in this article. already built in. Accuracy of the Canadian C-spine rule and NEXUS to screen for clinically important cervical spine injury in patients following blunt trauma: a systematic review. (2004). : 911645). The first theme identified in the current literature review is that it is a clinician's responsibility to recognise the limiting effects of interventions (HCPC, 2014). Hostler D., Colburn D., and Seitz S.R. As with previous studies, a repeated-measures design was used, with a correctly sized collar applied, as well as one size too big and one size too small. Major electronic databases (Ovid/Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library) were systematically searched for prospective studies that assessed ICP changes after cervical collar applications. Subjects were fully immobilised for 60 minutes using a cervical collar, wooden backboard and straps. Harm from cervical collars is increasingly documented, with concerns that risks exceed possible benefits. Two themes were identified regarding cervical collars: adverse effects and range of movement. Cervical immobilization with rigid or semirigid collars is routinely used as prophylactic or definitive treatment intervention in general trauma care. As immobilisation is essential in extrication and prehospital transport, poorly fitting cervical collars can be detrimental, allowing movement and reducing immobilisation (Houghton and Driscoll, 1999). It's essential prehospital personnel consider what occurs after the patient has. If the patient doesnt require imaging, then they dont require immobilization. An argument for selective immobilization. 19. 2010;68(1):115121. In contrast, Holla (2012) suggests that rigid cervical collars do not provide any significant additional immobilisation to head blocks and have adverse effects so should be reconsidered, and that a more appropriate technique to immobilise the cervical spine is required. Unstable C-spine injuries do occur, yet theyre relatively rare. Using 10 healthy volunteersa smaller sample size than Houghton and Driscoll (1999)Holla (2012) determined that increasing the number of participants in this study would not affect the outcome as the best cervical immobiliser can be identified through the ROM it allows. Over the last few years weve seen significant changes in the prehospital treatment of patients with potential spinal injuries. (1995). Lossius H.M., Rislien J., and Lockey D.J. ; Prehospital Working Group of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Falls are the most common cause of death in trauma patients over ____ years of age. Pre-hospital airway management: guidelines from a task force from the Scandinavian Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Background: It has been common practice in trauma to place patients in cervical collars and on long backboards (LBBs) to achieve spinal immobilization. While prioritising clearance of the spine minimises the time in a cervical collar, safer alternatives to the cervical collar need to be found, taking into consideration various morphological aspects (Ham et al, 2016). With this perspective, we propose a safe, effective immobilization strategy that will not require any new equipment and should be easy to implement; the main difference from current protocols is the omission of routine collar application.1,2,27,4245 Few patients are in need of spinal immobilization, and clearance protocols should be optimized to identify these high-risk patients. Podolsky S., Baraff L.J., Simon R.R., Hoffman J.R., Larmon B., and Ablon W. (1983). A comparison of methods of cervical immobilization used in patient extrication and transport. Full PDF These publications underwent full review by the author group, and 50 articles were found relevant to prehospital use of collars in trauma patients by more than one author. This suggests that pain is time-dependent and immobilised patients need immediate assessment on admission to the ED to prevent pain (March et al, 2002). This is one of the best customer satisfaction practices that EMS can adopt. Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma. Adjust the cervical collar b. Logroll patient into a left lateral recumbent position c. Place padding under the patient's head and neck d. Place padding under the patient's torso. Theodore N., Hadley M.N., Aarabi B., Dhall S.S., Gelb D.E., Hurlbert R.J., Rozzelle C.J., Ryken T.C., and Walters B.C. A limitation in some of the studies is a weakness of evidence in documentation, which is highlighted throughout. Now, we know this isnt the case. An important adverse effect of cervical collars application is the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) values. (2011). Epidemiology and predictors of spinal injury in adult major trauma patients: European cohort study. Terje Sundstrm, Helge Asbjrnsen, [], and Knut Wester. The most common trauma mechanisms were falls (60%) and motor vehicle accidents (21%). Ann Emerg Med 2009. (2011). The decrease in ICP values after collar removal reached statistical significance (WMD = - 2.99; 95%CI - 5.45, - 0.52; P = 0.02), meaning an overall ICP decrease of approximately 3 mmHg after collar removal. Increase in intracranial pressure by application of a rigid cervical collar: a pilot study in healthy volunteers. Marshall L.F., Knowlton S., Garfin S.R., Klauber M.R., Eisenberg H.M., Kopaniky D., Miner M.E., Tabbador K., and Clifton G.L. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. The results showed that there was significantly more motion when the spine was unstable in all measures except extension where, although the extension measurement was greater in the unstable spine, it was not statistically different (P=0.59). Out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation and outcome after traumatic brain injury. Swartz EE, Del Rossi G. Cervical spine alignment during on-field management of potential catastrophic spine injuries. The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. 2009 May;10(2):74-8. Although they were originally considered harmless and used as a precautionary measure, an increasing amount of evidence suggests otherwise (Rogers, 2017), with arguments in the literature that collars cause more harm than good and should not be used (Sundstrm et al, 2014). Cervical collars: Cervical collars are a standard in multiple trauma patient compared with non-immobilization. Even if thats assumed to be true, to stop the C-spine from moving would require the neck be completely immobilized in all axes of movement. The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether the use of spinal collars in the pre-hospital trauma patient was recommended by published literature. The impact of aeromedical response to patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, Endotracheal intubation in the field improves survival in patients with severe head injury. Twenty percent of victims with cervical spinal trauma and 5% of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) will have an SCI. 2022 Jan 5;7(1):e000859. The study used convenience samplingthe least time-intensive and least expensive type of samplingwhich lends itself to a small sample size. The meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model. Multicenter prospective validation of prehospital clinical spinal clearance criteria. Podolsky S.M., Hoffman J.R., and Pietrafesa C.A. Risk of harm in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and a fracture [22, 23]. Therefore, it can be debated whether the practice of using them is consistent with the principles of patient safety and evidence-based practice as stipulated within the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (2014) standards of proficiency for paramedics. Some elected only to use rigid C-collars and place the patient onto a soft bed as soon as possible. All rights reserved. Oluigbo C.O., Gan Y.C., Sgouros S., Chapman S., Kay A., Solanki G., Walsh A.R., and Hockley A.D. (2008). J Trauma. 2022 Oct 1. doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07405-6. Few of the recent advancements in EMS have been this significant. The effectiveness of various cervical orthoses. Even more concerning, there is a growing body of evidence and opinion against the use of collars. This time frame afforded a large sample of trauma patients which is therefore considered representative of the population (Ellis, 2016). The NEXUS criteria and the Canadian C-spine rules have been applied in the pre-hospital setting; those who will require imaging are placed in a cervical collar for c-spine stabilization. Even a properly applied rigid C-collar restricts mouth opening by 25% or more.22 >> Spinal immobilization is a relatively harmless procedure and can therefore be applied to a large number of patients with a relatively low risk of injury. Although not an EMS study, a 2010 research paper compared rigid C-collars to soft foam C-collars during flexion, extension, lateral bending and rotation of the head and neck. . Finally, we searched the reference lists of retrieved articles and contacted experts in the field to identify pertinent studies. Motion in the unstable cervical spine during hospital bed transfers. Since the cranial vault is a closed space, this causes increased intracranial pressure. As discussed, spinal immobilisation comprises three elements (Brown et al, 2016): Owing to the uncertainty of how much movement is permissible when an SCI is suspected, immobilisation should inhibit movement (Houghton and Driscoll, 1999). Patients without inclusion criteria . Emergency transport and positioning of young children who have an injury of the cervical spine. 2014;31:53140. Providers should use a standardized approach, or algorithm, to evaluate blunt trauma patients for c-collar needs. Study level characteristics and ICP values before, during and after cervical collar application, were extracted. The impact of prehospital endotracheal intubation on outcome in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. cervical spinal injury in the prehospital and Emergency Department settings, including medical retrieval teams and . Pattern, management and outcome of cervical spine injuries associated with head injuries in paediatric patients. There is an increasing volume of evidence to say that the application of cervical collars can be harmful to patients, and EMS providers across the world are adapting accordingly. (1991). Common sites of skin breakdown specifically associated with c-collars include the occiput, mandible, ears, chin, laryngeal prominence, shoulders and sternum (Hewitt, 1994). Insult after injury: pressure ulcers in trauma patients. Methods: However, a sizeable proportion of patients in the sample were excluded from Ham et al's (2016) study, possibly distorting the results and consequently decreasing the validity of the study (Aveyard, 2014). Careers. Out-of-hospital spinal immobilization: its effect on neurologic injury. Priorities for pediatric prehospital research. A systematic review of available literature and a standardised consensus process recommends a selective approach to spinal stabilisation as well as the implementation of triaging tools based on clinical findings. pressure, combative patients and children. Ham HW, Schoonhoven L, Galer A, et al. Como J.J., Diaz J.J., Dunham C.M., Chiu W.C., Duane T.M., Capella J.M., Holevar M.R., Khwaja K.A., Mayglothling J.A., Shapiro M.B., and Winston E.S. C-collars cause pressure sores: Although not commonly seen in the prehospital setting, rigid C-collars cause increased tissue pressure and subsequent pressure sores. Conclusion: In a study of pediatric patients, it was found that children who were immobilized in the prehospital setting were more likely to be imaged, more likely to be admitted to the hospital, more likely to be admitted to the ICU, and were found to have more pain than their counterparts who werent immobilized.33 How should an unconscious person with a suspected neck injury be positioned? Prehospital Use of Cervical Collars in Trauma Patients: A Critical Review Journal of Neurotrauma. and transmitted securely. For this surrogate marker of instability, it is important to keep the different perspectives of time in mind: The application and removal of a trauma collar usually spans a couple of hours, whereas the window between trauma and diagnosis for missed injuries can be from days to weeks. Prevalence of cervical spinal injury in trauma. Perry S.D., McLellan B., McIlroy W.E., Maki B.E., Schwartz M., and Fernie G.R. Increased intracranial pressure [21]. The EBSCOhost Health Science Research database was searched. Sunday, February 2, 2020. Protecting the spine from further injury must be a priority to minimise adverse outcomes and further complications (Ham et al, 2016). Br J Anaesth. Neurologic complications following immobilization of cervical spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Blackham J, Benger J. Stories via @ mindthebleep @ ApoThera @ CFHIdaho #foamed #medtwitter 5 days ago. Shafer JS, Naunheim RS. Domeier RM, Swor RA, Evans RW, et al. Out-of-hospital cervical spine clearance: agreement between emergency medical technicians and emergency physicians. The evidence from the literature on PHSI in penetrating trauma outweighs its benefits; thus, its use is discouraged in penetrating spinal trauma and further high-quality research is necessary. Spinal immobilization in trauma patients: is it really necessary? 2005;95(3):344348. N Engl J Med. The term "cervical collar" (cervical collar or neck brace) is used in medicine to indicate a medical device that is worn to prevent movement of the patient's cervical vertebrae when physical trauma to the head-neck-trunk axis is suspected or confirmed. Increasing utilization of computed tomography in the pediatric emergency department, 20002006. 1Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. EMTs should be cautious while evaluating patients with possible spinal injuries who are under the influence of alcohol, as EMTs are very proficient in following the SSI guidelines with an under-immobilization rate of approximately 0.3%. (2009). Helm M., Hossfeld B., Schfer S., Hoitz J., and Lampl L. (2006). Cervical spine injuries in children: a review of 103 patients treated consecutively at a level 1 pediatric trauma center. (2004). This resulted in no adverse event or any spinal cord injury. 23. Ghafoor A.U., Martin T.W., Gopalakrishnan S., and Viswamitra S. (2005). Snooks H., Evans A., Wells B., Peconi J., Thomas M., Woollard M., Guly H., Jenkinson E., Turner J., andHartley-Sharpe C.; 999 EMS Research Forum Board (2009). Disagreement between transport team and ED staff regarding the prehospital assessment of air medically evacuated scene patients. However, the existing evidence for this practice is limited: Randomized, controlled trials are largely missing, and there are uncertain effects on mortality, neurological injury, and spinal stability. (2013). 2014;21(3):94102. In this critical review, we discuss the pros and cons of collar use in trauma patients and reflect on how we can move our clinical practice forward. 2010;69(2):447450. Maximizing comfort and minimizing ischemia: a comparison of four methods of spinal immobilization, A review of seven support surfaces with emphasis on their protection of the spinally injured. Flexion with the collars in place was 1741% of the control range and, while flexion did occur, the collars reduced it by 3040 in comparison to no collar; this was similar among all collars and each plane of movement. Cervical Collars are not as benign as you might think Cervical collars have many potential harms: Difficulty in airway management [19, 20] and increased potential for aspiration. . Twenty-seven percent of patients in this cohort were operated on, 68% were treated with collars, and 5% did not receive any specific treatment. Characteristics of injuries to the cervical spine and spinal cord in polytrauma patient population: experience from a regional trauma unit. (1991). This led the authors to remark, Cervical spinal immobilization is a myth.18 Common prehospital Davis F., Il'yasova D., Rankin K., McCarthy B., and Bigner D.D. Themes of adverse effects and range of movement were identified in this review. MeSH Chan D., Goldberg R., Tascone A., Harmon S., and Chan L. (1994). Methods A systematic search of the literature was conducted between 1990 and 2020, screening PubMed, Medline, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Field intubation procedures are associated with more difficulty and complications than in-hospital procedures because of a wide range of factors.144150 Further, prehospital intubation is not always available and the ability to perform this procedure safely varies among prehospital EMS personnel, with physicians having the highest success rates.144151 Prioritizing advanced airway management and spinal immobilization may also delay release and rescue procedures as well as make the trauma examination more difficult, both at the scene, during transport, and at admittance.13,96,152 Delayed definitive care can be detrimental for patients with non-neurological critical injuries, and importantly, also lead to neurological progression, because spinal injuries are often neurologically unstable, but biomechanically stable in the acute phase.96 In conclusion, it is essential to provide prompt, careful transport to definitive care.153 A number of practice options exist for airway management in CSI, but there are no outcome data that favor any particular practice.154 Nevertheless, after checking airways and breathing, unconscious patients with unsecured airways should not be transported in the supine position, but preferably in the lateral trauma position155,156 or HAINES (High Arm IN Endangered Spine) modified recovery position.157,158. Therefore, further research, preferably randomised controlled trials, to compare alternative immobilisation techniques, as well as qualitative studies, are required to overcome this and provide the basis for further evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital setting. Accid. 8. 2014; 31 . Importantly, the studies failed to discuss the more severe adverse effects that can affect patient outcome. In the UK, around 500600 people a year sustain traumatic injuries to the spinal cord, half of which involve the cervical spine. Emphasis on cervical immobilisation was established in the 1960s as it was estimated during this time that cervical spine injuries caused 40% of neurological deficits; collar placement was subsequently included in teaching objectives for paramedics and other ambulance staff (Poldolsky et al, 1983). Fracture dislocation of the cervical spine: a critique of current management in the United States, Prevention of neurological deterioration before admission to a spinal cord injury unit, Respiratory effects of spinal immobilization. Five studies comprising 86 patients were included in the systematic review and the quantitative synthesis. Prehospital spine immobilization for penetrating trauma: Review and recommendations from the Prehospital Trauma Life Support Executive Committee. Patients with TBI are at a high risk of spinal injury and thus require a. Neurologic deterioration secondary to unrecognized spinal instability following traumaa multicenter study. Sunde, GA, Wester, K. Prehospital use of cervical collars in trauma patients: a critical review. The guidance includes the ending of the use of neck braces or semi-rigid collars on spinal injury patients. Lekovic G.P., and Harrington T.R. 7 however, class ii evidence suggests that patients with penetrating trauma who had prehospital spinal immobilisation have a worse outcome. eCollection 2022. Davis JW, Phreaner DL, Hoyt DB, Mackersie RC. The effect of a rigid collar on intracranial pressure. Santoni B.G., Hindman B.J., Puttlitz C.M., Weeks J.B., Johnson N., Maktabi M.A., and Todd M.M. (1993). Prehospital intubation of the moderately injured patient: a cause of morbidity? (2005). Fattah S., Eks G.R., Hyldmo P.K., and Wisborg T. (2011). Emergency neurological life support: traumatic spine injury. Testing was carried out on an intact spine before instability was created at C5C6. 2009;40(8):880883. The recommended practice of routine application of collars in trauma patients has largely been unchanged for more than 30 years.1 It is featured as a prioritized procedure in the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines from the American College of Surgeons (ACS)1 and the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) guidelines from the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).2 These guidelines dominate the field of prehospital trauma care, and ATLS and PHTLS are implemented in 5060 countries.1,2 The use of collars is, in fact, regarded as so important that it is highlighted in the well-known ABCs of major trauma as a first measure, together with establishment of free airways.1, Collars were introduced to prevent secondary injury to the spinal cord by immobilizing a potentially unstable spine.35 Many years have passed since, and this practice has evolved into a hallmark of modern state-of-the-art prehospital care.6,7 Millions of trauma patients are currently fitted with a collar every year.8 However, as evaluated in a Cochrane review in 2001 (updated in 2007), the documented evidence for our ongoing practice is rather limited: Randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) are largely missing, and there are uncertain effects on mortality, neurological injury, and spinal stability.9 Moreover, and perhaps more concerning, there is a growing body of evidence and opinion against the use of collars.914. 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