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Typically logrolling into a
In medicine
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, in particular, in emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is the medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians (often called “ER doctors” in the United States) continuously learn to care for unsche ...
, the log roll or logrolling is a maneuver used to move a patient without flexing the spinal column
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. Patient's legs are stretched, the head is held, to immobilize the neck."Log roll", Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.
Some sources recommend patient's arms crossed over the chest, while others suggest that to minimize the amount of lateral spinal displacement the arms must be stretched along the sides, with palms resting on the thighs.
After that the patient is carefully rolled in the desired direction without twisting or bending the body.
Typically logrolling into a supine position
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is used for transport of a casualty. Other cases include logrolling on a side, e.g., to facilitate vomiting
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., or from side to side, for medical examination.
See also
*Casualty lifting
Casualty lifting is the first step of casualty movement, an early aspect of emergency medical care. It is the procedure used to put the casualty (the patient) on a stretcher.
Developed emergency services use lifting devices, such as scoop stret ...
References
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