Change: The swimmers technique is named after the swimming stroke referred to as freestyle, front crawl, or Australian Crawl. Technique 1- Arms Forward The swimmers view is all about getting the humeral heads projected clear of the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1356)

Change: This 22 year old patient presented to the Emergency Department following a RTA/MVA. She was examined and referred for cervical spine radiography. The radiographer noticed   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1328)

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Change: Both humeral heads were projected clear of the cervical/thoracic vertebrae resulting in good demonstratio of the cervico-thoracic region. Note that despite the use of DR imaging technology, there is overexposure of the cervical region resulting in partial over-saturation of the image.(bra hardware noted)Discussion It is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1249)

Change:  The disadvantage of producing an off-lateral position must be weighed against the advantages of this technique. Issues 1. Coning Radiologists have complained to me thatsuggested theythe need to seevisualise C1 or C2 on the swimmers image so that   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1076)

Change: view image on a broad shouldered man.Note that one of the humeral heads is overlying the spine. In some patients both humeral heads can be moved clear of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1035)

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Change:  flex flex the patient. This causes a loss of viualisationvisualisation of the joint spaces. Technique 3- The Arm Pull This technique is sometimes utilised when you have come tantalisingly close to demonstrating the anatomy   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 829)

Change: It is now widely considered best practice to never pull on a patient's arm(s) who has sutained a cervical spine injury. The swimmers view will test any trauma radiographer. If anyone has developed a technique that works every time, please post it on this wiki. ... back to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 756)