[Biomechanical analysis of cervical spine movement on removal of motorcycle helmets].

Autor: Gordillo Martín R; Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, España., Hontoria Hernández MI; Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, España., Juguera Rodríguez L; Facultad de Enfermería de la UCAM, Murcia, España., Díaz Hernández JA; Gerencia de Urgencias y Emergencias 061 de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, España., Serrano Martínez FJ; Gerencia de Urgencias y Emergencias 061 de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, España. Análisis Tridimensional de Reconocimiento Corporal., Alonso Ibáñez L; Análisis Tridimensional de Reconocimiento Corporal., Pardo Ríos M; Facultad de Enfermería de la UCAM, Murcia, España. Gerencia de Urgencias y Emergencias 061 de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, España.
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Emergencias : revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias [Emergencias] 2017 Jul; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 249-252.
Abstrakt: Objectives: To measure cervical spine movement during removal of a motorcycle helmet by health care professionals.
Material and Methods: Observational study using biomechanical inertial sensors to detect movement in the spinal column during removal of helmets.
Results: Thirty-four emergency medicine specialists and nurses participated. The mean (SD) rotation was 1.14° (0.82°) to the left and 3.30° (1.69°) to the right (P<.001). Mean flexion was 9.82° (7.46°) and mean extension was 6.23° (6.86°) (P<.001). Mean lateral displacement was 5.73° (2.97°) to the left and 5.62° (8.22°) to the right (P=.678). The removal maneuvers took a mean of 70 seconds (4 seconds).
Conclusion: Helmet removal was completed in an average of 70 seconds with flexion and rotation mainly toward the side where the professional supporting the head was positioned.
Databáze: MEDLINE