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ArticleJournal of athletic training2020

Best Practices and Current Care Concepts in Prehospital Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete in American Tackle Football March 2-3, 2019; Atlanta, GA.

Ron Courson, James Ellis, Stanley A Herring, Barry P Boden, Glenn Henry, Darryl Conway, Lance McNamara, Timothy L Neal, Margot Putukian, Allen K Sills and 1 more

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Article in Journal of athletic training, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Ron CoursonUniversity of Georgia, Athens.
James EllisUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville.
Stanley A HerringDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine and The Sports Institute, University of Washington, Seattle.
Barry P BodenThe Orthopaedic Center, A Division of CAO, Rockville, MD.
Glenn HenryAthens Technical College, Watkinsville, GA.
Darryl ConwayUniversity of Michigan Athletic Medicine, Ann Arbor.
Lance McNamaraBarrow County Schools, Winder-Barrow High School, Winder, GA.
Timothy L NealConcordia University, Ann Arbor, MI.
Margot PutukianUniversity Health Services, Rugers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Princeton, NJ.
Allen K SillsNational Football League, New York, NY.
Kimberly P WalpertPiedmont Physicians Neurosurgery Athens, GA.
Athens Technical College · USConcordia University Ann Arbor · USJohnson University · USMichigan Medicine · USNFL Foundation · USOrthopaedic Center · USUniversity of Georgia · USUniversity of South Carolina · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sport-related spine injury can be devastating and have long-lasting effects on athletes and their families. Providing evidence-based care for patients with spine injury is essential for optimizing postinjury outcomes. When caring for an injured athlete in American tackle football, clinicians must make decisions that involve unique challenges related to protective equipment (eg, helmet and shoulder pads). The Spine Injury in Sport Group (SISG) met in Atlanta, Georgia, March 2-3, 2019, and involved 25 health care professionals with expertise in emergency medicine, sports medicine, neurologic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, physiatry, athletic training, and research to review the current literature and discuss evidence-based medicine, best practices, and care options available for the prehospital treatment of athletes with suspected cervical spine injuries.1,2 That meeting and the subsequent Mills et al publication delineate the quality and quantity of published evidence regarding many aspects of prehospital care for the athlete with a suspected cervical spine injury. This paper offers a practical treatment guide based on the experience of those who attended the Atlanta meeting as well as the evidence presented in the Mills et al article. Ongoing research will help to further advance clinical treatment recommendations.

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Athletic InjuriesEmergency Medical ServicesFirst AidSpinal InjuriesTransportation of PatientsBenchmarkingCervical VertebraeFootballGeorgiaHumansPersonal Protective EquipmentPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementSports MedicineUnited Statescollision athletesemergency medicinespinal-motion restrictionspine injurysports

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PMID32579669
PMCPMC7319739
OpenAlexW3037041314

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