What is a log roll and when is it used?

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What is a log roll and when is it used?

A log roll is turning a patient as one stable unit while keeping the spine in straight alignment. It’s used whenever there are spinal precautions or a risk of spinal injury, so movement doesn’t twist or bend the spine and potentially worsen a injury. In practice, staff stabilize the head and neck, coordinate the roll with sheets or a board, and move the patient slowly in a coordinated way to a new position or onto a backboard. This isn’t about decorative exercises, it isn’t for moving quickly without regard to alignment, and it isn’t needed when the patient is awake and uninjured.

A log roll is turning a patient as one stable unit while keeping the spine in straight alignment. It’s used whenever there are spinal precautions or a risk of spinal injury, so movement doesn’t twist or bend the spine and potentially worsen a injury. In practice, staff stabilize the head and neck, coordinate the roll with sheets or a board, and move the patient slowly in a coordinated way to a new position or onto a backboard. This isn’t about decorative exercises, it isn’t for moving quickly without regard to alignment, and it isn’t needed when the patient is awake and uninjured.

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