Neutral cervical spine positioning in the infant or young child

In young children and infants, backboard modifications that maintain safe cervical spine positioning include: recess in the board for the occiput (A) or padding under the shoulders, trunk and legs (B).

Modified from:

Herzenberg JE, Hensinger RN, Dedrick DK, Phillips WA. Emergency transport and positioning of young children who have an injury of the cervical spine. The standard backboard may be hazardous. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1989; 71:15.
Leonard JC, Leonard JR. Cervical spine injury. In: Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4th ed, Schafermeyer R, Tenenbein M, Macias CG, et al (Eds), McGraw-Hill Education, New York 2015.

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Neutral cervical spine positioning in the infant or young child