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Spinal precautions including a cervical collar and rigid board have been shown to delay time to intubation, increase risk of aspiration, raise intracranial pressure and cause pain, agitation, and pressure ulcers. [4] [12] [7] A systematic review found cervical collar related skin ulcers from the devices in 7 to 38%. [16]
A cervical collar, also known as a neck brace, is a medical device used to support and immobilize a person's neck. It is also applied by emergency personnel to those who have had traumatic head or neck injuries, [ 1 ] although they should not be routinely used in prehospital care.
This is a list of notable academic journals about nursing.. AACN Advanced Critical Care; AACN Nursing Scan in Critical Care; Advances in Neonatal Care; American Journal of Critical Care
The International Journal of Nursing Studies is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Elsevier. It publishes original research and scholarship about health-care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to in the fields of nursing , midwifery and related health professions.
Jackson Health System is a nonprofit academic medical system in Miami, Florida. It is Governed by the Public Health Trust (a team of citizen who volunteer and act on behalf of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners). Its services include offering, Miami-Dade County's residents, health services based on financial need.
The Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal for psychosocial and mental health nurses. It includes sections on psychopharmacology , mental health care of older adults, addictive behaviors and diagnoses, and child/adolescent disorders and issues.
Daniel Greenberg, Fern Kupfer, Frieda Eisen, David Green, Canavan Foundation, Dor Yeshorim, and National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. v. Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute, Inc., Variety Children's Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Miami Children's Hospital, and Reuben Matalon : Decided: May 29, 2003: Docket nos. 02-cv-22244 ...
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a spinal cord injury research center and a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. The Miami Project was co-founded in 1985 by Barth A. Green and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti after Buoniconti's son, Marc, sustained a ...