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Cervical Collar Clearance: Using Ebp To Decrease Pressure Injuries, Christoph Lecznar
Cervical Collar Clearance: Using Ebp To Decrease Pressure Injuries, Christoph Lecznar
VCU Health Nursing
Purpose: The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to decrease medical device pressure injury (MDPI) related to Cervical Collar (C-collar) clearance in adult blunt trauma patients. PICO: In the adult obtunded blunt trauma patient, should a c-collar be cleared with a negative CT, compared to a negative CT with adjunct imaging to reduce adverse events such as MDRPI?
Background: Our unit observed an incidence in C-collar MDRPI of 3 in 2019 and 3 in 2020 based on the date of the survey. C-collar clearance in the blunt trauma patient is a crucial step to avoid MDRPI. There are …