It’s not a black and white choice of collar or not, good or bad, routine or never.

 In the setting of an actual or probable cervical spine injury, providing stability control is widely accepted as better than providing no stabilization at all. It is then an issue of how best to provide that stability control.

The choice is dynamic, not “set and forget”. Two things are important in making one’s choice:
  • Being able to justify the choice based on a sound assessment of the evidence and how it...

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