Biomechanical analysis of spinal misalignment during Vehicular extrication maneuvers performed by professional rescue teams

Autor: Manuel Pons Claramonte, Manuel Pardo Ríos, Ana Nicolás Carrillo, Alberto Nieto Navarro, Itziar Baztán Ferreros, Sergio Nieto Caballero
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 20, Pp e39045- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39045
Popis: Objective: To compare spinal misalignment and execution time of 3 rescue maneuvers for casualties in traffic accidents. Materials and methods: Biomechanical analysis using inertial sensors to measure the range of spinal misalignment and execution time of 3 maneuvers: 1) standard manual rescue (SMR); 2) rapid extrication device (RED); 3) extrication device (ED). The sample consisted of 117 rescue professionals (firefighters) from 14 Autonomous Communities in Spain. The total range of motion and the execution time of maneuvers were compared using ANOVA. Results: The highest range of cervical flexion-extension movement was recorded with RED (30° ± 9°). There were no statistically significant differences between SMR (21° ± 9°) and ED (21° ± 10°). In dorsal flexion-extension, the highest range of movement was with RED (36° ± 10°), followed by ED (30° ± 7°), with the lowest found for SMR (26° ± 11°). RED presented the least restriction of cervical (p
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