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Does the horizontal position increase risk of rescue death following suspension trauma
Emergency Medicine Journal, 12/04/09

Thomassen O et al. – After evaluating the current literature, the authors found no support for the view that the horizontal position may be potentially fatal for patients exposed to suspension trauma. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, the authors suggest that the initial management of patients who have had suspension trauma should follow normal guidelines for the acute care of traumatised patients, without special modifications.

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