Table 1 Reasons for noncompliance
From: Efficacy and compliance of a prehospital spinal immobilization guideline
Reason | No. | Films | Fracture |
|---|---|---|---|
Intoxication | 29 | 18 | 0 |
Crew (no clear documentation or reasoning) | 26 | 20 | 4 |
Disorientation (unresponsiveness or dementia) | 13 | 12 | 1 |
One device only (LBB or C collar) | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Communication barrier (including children <1 year) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Patient refusal | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Other distracting injury (as defined by MD) | 2 | 1 | 0 |