Table 2 The five mechanisms of injury and how the study group fit the clearance guidelinea
From: Efficacy and compliance of a prehospital spinal immobilization guideline
Per protocol | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mechanism | Clearance allowed per guideline | Clearance allowed but immobilized | Immobilization indicated and performed | Immobilization indicated but not performed | Total | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | |
Falls | 298 | 31.6 | 37 | 3.9 | 130 | 13.8 | 48 | 5.1 | 513 |
MVC | 52 | 5.5 | 43 | 4.6 | 139 | 14.8 | 15 | 1.6 | 249 |
Other | 18 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 |
Sports | 17 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 |
Violence | 88 | 9.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 14 | 1.5 | 21 | 2.2 | 126 |