Episode 37
No More Collars & Boards | STANDING up to Vertigo
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 8-12, 2025.
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The National Association of EMS Physicians(NAEMSP)’s comprehensive review of spinal motion restriction in prehospital management of trauma concluded cervical collars and backboards are likely doing more to harm patients than they are to prevent delayed neurological injury(DNI).
In ED patients with vertigo, the STANDING algorithm had high diagnostic accuracy and negative predictive value for central causes while reducing CT imaging and length of stay compared to “usual care.” But the main caveat here was that these emergency physicians underwent dedicated training in the algorithm.
