Objective To review the evidence on diagnostic accuracy of red flag signs and symptoms to
screen for fracture or malignancy in patients presenting with low back pain to primary …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

The cervical collar has been routinely used for trauma patients for more than 30 years and is
a hallmark of state-of-the-art prehospital trauma care. However, the existing evidence for this …

Importance It is unclear whether advanced airway management such as endotracheal
intubation or use of supraglottic airway devices in the prehospital setting improves outcomes …

Traumatic spinal cord injury is a relatively rare injury in Denmark but may result in serious
neurological consequences. For decades, prehospital spinal stabilisation with a rigid …

Since its introduction in 1992, the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study
(NEXUS) criteria have been used in trauma to decide whether a patient requires …

Neck pain is defined as pain in the neck with or without pain referred into one or both upper
limbs that lasts for at least 1 day. 1, 2 In 2008, the Task Force on Neck Pain defined the …

The traditional prehospital management of trauma victims with potential spinal injury has
become increasingly questioned as authors and clinicians have raised concerns about over …

Injuries to the cervical and thoracolumbar spine are commonly encountered in trauma
patients presenting for treatment. Cervical spine injuries occur in 3% to 4% and …

Background Diagnostic error occurs more frequently in the emergency department than in
regular in-patient hospital care. We sought to characterise the nature of reported diagnostic …