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This study is designed to evaluate the safety, level of performance and level of comfort with the Canadian C-Spine rule in a prehospital setting by emergency medicine undergraduates.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Canadian C-Spine Rule | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Canadian C-Spine rule | Other | Emergency medicine undergraduates will accompany prehospital emergency crews and apply the Canadian C-Spine rule, though cervical collar will be applicated per current protocol. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Missed cervical spine injuries and fractures | At the first visit to the emergency department until 30 days after inclusion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Performance of the Canadian c-spine rule | Performance includes rule accuracy | Analyzed at the end of the pilot study in april 2011 |
| Level of comfort | Level of comfort with the decision of the canadian c-spine rule as this is important for a possible implication in protocol |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Alert, stable, adult patients presenting with an acute possible injury to the cervical spine
Alert: GCS ≥ 14
Stable:
Acute: ≤ 4
Possible injury to the cervical spine:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Koen Bronselaer, MD, PhD | Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven | Study Director |
| Marc Sabbe, MD, PhD | Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven | Principal Investigator |
| Pieter Jan Van Asbroeck, Drs | Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven | Leuven | Vlaams-Brabant | 3000 | Belgium |
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| Analyzed at the end of the pilot study in april 2011 |