CERVICAL COLLAR / NECK COLLAR

CERVICAL COLLAR / NECK COLLAR

The Cervical collar is a one-piece rigid cervical spine immobilization device design to assist the rescuer with the maintenance of neutral alignment, prevention of lateral sway and forward and backward flexion and extension of the cervical spine during transport and routine patient care or movement

Direction for Use Cervical Collar.

Have one rescuer manually stabilize the head and neck, gently holding the head and neck in the neutral alignment.
Once the head and neck manually stabilized, a second rescuer should apply an Cervical Collar to the patient. Size the collar as determined below. Applied collar must not hyper-extend the patient’s neck.
Measure the distance between imaginary plane drawn horizontally and immediately below the patient’s chin and second horizontal plane drawn immediately on top the patient’s shoulder
Compare this distance with the distance from the collar sizing line to the lower aspect of the plastic collar body not the foam.
The Cervical collar is preset to neck less size 3. If larger size collar is needed, disengage the safety lock by pulling up on safety buttons.
Adjust the collar to appropriate size, Simply pull the collar apart until the distance between the sizing line and the plastic collar body equal your finger measurement
Engage the safety lock by pushing DOWN on the safety buttons.
If the Collar neck needs to be resized, disengage the safety locks an pull “out” on the ratchet latches