Biomechanical Analysis of Cervical Motion With a Pediatric Immobilization and Extrication Device : Pediatric Emergency Care

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Biomechanical Analysis of Cervical Motion With a Pediatric Immobilization and Extrication Device

Hontoria Hernández, María Isabel PhD∗; Gordillo Martin, Raquel PhD†; Juguera Rodriguez, Laura PhD†; Serrano Martinez, Francisco Javier∗,‡; Alonso Ibañez, Lourdes‡; Rico Berbegal, Pablo§; Horodyski, MaryBeth EdD∥; Pardo Ríos, Manuel PhD

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From the ∗Emergency Services 061 (112)

†Arrixaca Hospital

‡Three-dimensional Analysis of Body Awareness

§Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain

∥Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Faculty of Nursing of the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) Murcia, Spain.

This research was funded by San Antonio Technologies (SAT), belonging to the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), and with a grant awarded by the Official College of Nursing of the Region of Murcia (Spain) to promote research projects in 2017.

Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

This work was done following the rules of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University.

Reprints: Manuel Pardo Ríos, PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia. Campus de los Jerónimos, No 135 Guadalupe 30107, Murcia, Spain (e-mail: [email protected]).

Pediatric Emergency Care 38(2):p e731-e733, February 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002321

Abstract

Objective 

To determine the motions produced during pediatric extrication when using a system of motion estriction and extrication.

Methods 

Simulation-based biomechanical analysis study conducted with inertial sensors to measure motion produced in the cervical spine of a pediatric simulator during extrication from a vehicle.

Results 

The mean of the movements was 3.5° (SD ±1.35°). The mean time was 4 minutes 1 second (SD, ±45.09 seconds). The mean rotation toward the right was 3.34° (SD ±3.52°) and toward the left 2.62° (SD ±2.26°). The mean for lateralization was 6.24° (SD ±3.20°) toward the right and 2.50° (DE ±2.76°) toward the left. The mean for flexion was 2.36° (SD ±2.10°) and for extension 4.21° (SD ±2.15°).

Conclusions 

The device analyzed allows for the extrication of the pediatric patient with high levels of motion restriction of the spinal column with the Pediatric Immobilization and Extrication System.

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