Cervical collar

A cervical collar or cervical corset (from Latin cervix, neck ) is a circular neck Association for the relief of neck structures.

HWS - rail

HWS - rail refers to a plastic sleeve that immobilizes the cervical spine ( cervical spine ). It replaces a portion of the support function of the cervical spine and sets the partial movement ability overridden. The head resting on the rail, and she sits on the shoulders to.

For the cervical spine rail, the product name has Stifneck (of English. Stiff neck, stiff neck ) from Laerdal enforced. Another well-known product is the Ambu Ambu Perfit and Perfit Ace that can be stored space-saving flat and is manufactured by Ambu.

Preclinical a cervical splint is all patients with suspected cervical spine injury, especially in cases of suspected cervical spine fracture, applied, for example after a fall from a great height or a traffic accident. It is created in accordance with traumatized patients before the rescue at the scene and allowed to remain until a bone injury is excluded. This is to prevent a possibly existing injury is aggravated by movement of the affected vertebra.

Where an emergency service staff to create a cervical collar, it may provide a presumptive diagnosis of " cervical fracture " because of the (foreign) medical history information about acts of violence on the cervical spine could be evolved, or else it creates the cervical collar, because it would be him predetermined algorithm prescribes, or he acts purely prophylactic. It should be noted that a cervical collar does not protect the entire cervical spine prior to movement and thus manipulation, but only the cervical vertebrae I - V (1-5). Since the cervical spine but consists of seven vertebrae in total and you can not diagnose preclinical whether in fact only one of the first five vertebrae is broken, a complete immobilization is essential.

Everyday life shows that it is not aware of all employees. Previously it was the plant of a cervical collar to be sufficient to immobilize the cervical spine. This opinion is obsolete.

The HWS - rails are available in various sizes for babies, children and adults. Meanwhile, there are also variable models that can be customized in size of neck lengths. To select the correct size, the user has two transversal lines thinks of chin, head in neutral position, and over his shoulder, measure this distance with his fingers, and transfers it to the HWS rail.

In accordance with the recommendation of the DGU can be assumed in the absence of the following five criteria assume that none of unstable spinal injury is present:

  • Disturbance of consciousness
  • Neurological deficit
  • Spinal pain or muscle myogelosis
  • Intoxication
  • Extremity trauma

The HWS rail protects against

  • A phrenic nerve - palsy
  • The occurrence of the odontoid in the medulla oblongata

The multiple use of the cervical spine rail is controversial. Presumably for economic and liability reasons, many manufacturers provide the appliances for single use only.

Ruff

Ruff, Schantz or neck tie means a foam or padded plastic collar to relieve the neck muscles. Sometimes the terms for the HWS - rail are used.

These soft foam neck supports make no immobilization; they therefore can not be referred to as " rail ".

Previously ruffs were often prescribed for whiplash after rear-end collisions. But the statistics show that ruffs healing worsen instead of improve.

Swell

  • Therapeutic procedures in orthopedics and trauma surgery
  • Therapeutic procedures in emergency medicine
  • Patient recovery and immobilization
  • Medical
  • Orthosis
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