Open AccessConsensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury
Author(s) -
Brianna Mills,
Kelsey M. Conrick,
Scott Anderson,
Julian E. Bailes,
Barry P. Boden,
Darryl Conway,
James K. Ellis,
Francis Feld,
Murphy Grant,
Brian Hainline,
Glenn Henry,
Stanley A. Herring,
Wellington K. Hsu,
Alex Isakov,
Tory Lindley,
Lance McNamara,
Jason P. Mihalik,
Timothy Neal,
Margot Putukian,
Frederick P. Rivara,
Allen K. Sills,
Erik E. Swartz,
Monica S. Vavilala,
Ron Courson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical journal of sport medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1536-3724
pISSN - 1050-642X
DOI - 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000869
Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , systematic review , delphi method , cervical spine , sports medicine , medline , cervical spine injury , delphi , concussion , evidence based medicine , physical therapy , medical education , family medicine , medical emergency , poison control , alternative medicine , injury prevention , surgery , pathology , statistics , mathematics , political science , computer science , law , operating system
Sports participation is among the leading causes of catastrophic cervical spine injury (CSI) in the United States. Appropriate prehospital care for athletes with suspected CSIs should be available at all levels of sport. The goal of this project was to develop a set of best-practice recommendations appropriate for athletic trainers, emergency responders, sports medicine and emergency physicians, and others engaged in caring for athletes with suspected CSIs.