National emergency X-radiography utilization study guidelines versus Canadian C-Spine guidelines on trauma patients, a prospective analytical study.
INTRODUCTION:The most common cause of hospital emergency department visits is trauma resulting from a variety of underlying mechanisms. Unknown neck and spinal cord injuries and a lack of early diagnosis can have catastrophic consequences, such as paralysis of some or all limbs. The use of imaging t...
Main Authors: | Alireza Ala, Samad Shams Vahdati, Amir Ghaffarzad, Haleh Mousavi, Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6214507?pdf=render |
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