Spinal cord trauma

Is full pre-hospital spinal immobilisation best for the patient? A review of current controversies

Porth and Matfin (2008) describe SCI as damage to the neural elements of the spinal cord. SCIs are commonly classified using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (Figure 1)...

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