Fitting a Cervical Collar
Top Hat Tutorials
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This video is part of a new series of basic clinical skills videos.
It demonstrates how to form, size and attach a stiff neck collar to a patient. This is done to stabilise the cervical spine in a trauma patient where there is a possibility that the patient has suffered a spinal injury.
19 Comments
@wanderingunicorn6529 7 years ago
Thank you so much for this video. It really shows how to apply it. No one on my squad demonstrated how to do this so we all were just guessing. If I hadn't watched this I would have failed my test.
@FieryRedDonkeyOfHell 6 years ago
Be sure to check for capillary refill after application by pinching the end of pt's nose, or by telling them how beautiful they are so they blush.
@Rob-pg7zx 5 years ago
When the 4 fingers were placed on the blue plastic... The top/4th notch was still very clearly exposed... So only the first 3 notches were covered by the fingers. But the 4th notch was still considered to be the right size for the patient?
If the fingers only covered the first 2 notches... Would we consider the 3rd notch to be the neck size?
If the fingers only covered the first 2 notches... Would we consider the 3rd notch to be the neck size?
@davidwitter6560 10 months ago
The Valco on my collar has come off what glue will stick it back on please
@manamejeff6014 8 years ago
Take off all jewellery if you are working with a patient where gloves are required! Generally never wear jewellery around any patients. No finger rings, watches, bracelets etc. As they are bacterial nests that potentially can induce septicemia, infections of open wounds etc.
Fitting a Cervical Collar
Top Hat Tutorials
272,425 views
This video is part of a new series of basic clinical skills videos.
It demonstrates how to form, size and attach a stiff neck collar to a patient. This is done to stabilise the cervical spine in a trauma patient where there is a possibility that the patient has suffered a spinal injury.