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Call to abandon routine spinal immobilisation
Out-of-Hospital Management of Suspected Spinal Cord Injuries: How Much Evidence Does it Take to Change Practice?
Prehospital Emergency Care · Added 5 May 2026
Commentary challenging continued routine spinal immobilisation in suspected spinal injury — the authors argue decades of evidence now consistently show harm without benefit, and that paramedic scope should evolve to reflect current evidence.
- Study type
- Guideline / statement
- Design
- Letter to the editor / commentary
- Bottom line
- Context only
Learning goal
Weigh the benefits and harms of routine spinal immobilisation in suspected spinal cord injury.
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- Topic: Trauma
- Daily scan: 5 May 2026
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