• María Isabel Hontoria Hernández, Raquel Gordillo Martín, Francisco Javier Serrano Martínez, Lourdes Alonso Ibáñez, Carmen Carazo Díaz, David Prieto Merino, Silvia Sánchez-Arévalo Morato, Mark Dixon, Manuel Pardo Ríos, and Laura Juguera Rodríguez.
• Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), España. Gerencia de Urgencias y Emergencias 061 de la Región de Murcia, España.
• Emergencias. 2019 Feb 1; 31 (1): 36-38.

ObjectivesTo compare self-extraction with and without a cervical collar in subjects at low risk of cervical spine injuries.Material And MethodsSimulation study analyzing biomechanical data from inertial sensors to detect misalignment of the cervical spine during self-extraction with and without a cervical collar.ResultsMisalignment was a mean (SD) 3.12 (34.62) degrees greater during self-extraction with a Stiffneck collar in place (95% CI, -15.33 to 21.57 degrees; P=.7234) than during extraction without a collar. Misalignment was also greater, by 5.95 (31.76) degrees, with an X-collar in place (95% CI, -10.98 to 22.87; P=.4654) than without a collar. The between-collar comparison of differences showed that misalignment was 2.83 (12.10) degrees greater with the X-collar (95% CI, -3.62 to 9.27 degrees; P=.3650).ConclusionMisalignment of the cervical spinal column is similar during self-extraction with or without a cervical collar in place.

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