OBJECTIVES: To analyze and compare measurements of spine kinematics during prehospital emergency responders' placement of a patient on a spinal backboard or a scoop stretcher. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross sectional, quasi-experimental clinical simulation to compare misalignment (main endpoint) by means of data from a 3-dimensional motion capture system. RESULTS: Mean (SD) misalignment during placement on the 2 devices was 37.53° (14.15°). By device, mean misalignment was 31.08° (6.38°) for the scoop stretcher and 43.97° (7.97°) for the backboard (P=.048). CONCLUSION: Less misalignment occurs during placement on the scoop stretcher than on the spinal backboard.
OBJECTIVES: To analyze and compare measurements of spine kinematics during prehospital emergency responders' placement of a patient on a spinal backboard or a scoop stretcher. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross sectional, quasi-experimental clinical simulation to compare misalignment (main endpoint) by means of data from a 3-dimensional motion capture system. RESULTS: Mean (SD) misalignment during placement on the 2 devices was 37.53° (14.15°). By device, mean misalignment was 31.08° (6.38°) for the scoop stretcher and 43.97° (7.97°) for the backboard (P=.048). CONCLUSION: Less misalignment occurs during placement on the scoop stretcher than on the spinal backboard.
Authors: Raquel Gordillo Martin; Pedro E Alcaráz; Laura Juguera Rodriguez; Antonio Nieto Fernandez-Pacheco; Elena Marín-Cascales; Tomás T Freitas; Manuel Pardo Rios Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Date: 2017-12 Impact factor: 1.817