[Immobilization of the polytraumatized patient]. / Inmovilización del pacíente con politraumatismo.

At present in our country, traumatic injuries is the leading cause of death and one of great morbidity. In order to reduce this phenomena to the maximum, it is important to know the rules to follow at the moment when one identifies vital at risk situations as well as knowing how to properly handle patients suffering traumatic orthopedic injuries with the various commercially available devices at present. Do not forget that more than 1000 medullary lesions occur annually in our country, many of these caused by a iatrogenic state provoked by curious and/or professional people.