SPINAL CORD AND VERTEBRAE TRAUMA By: Deanna Przybyla, Conor Caviness, Rachel Elsik, Karla Nelson

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Spinal Cord Injury

Assessment Stabilize (C-Spine) manage ABCs (jaw

thrust) Check for:

- pulses- CRT -altered mental

status- s/s of intoxication

Head to toe assessment:-Check spine for deformities

Pain- QRST

Signs and Symptoms

Loss of sensation- feel heat, cold, touch Loss of movement Loss of bowel of bladder and control Pain Numbness and tingling

Incomplete Spinal Cord Lesion

Some feeling and ability to control movement below trauma area is lost

May have sensation below injury but no movement or vice versa

Complete Spinal Cord Lesion

All feeling and ability to control movement is lost below trauma area

Random Facts

Estimated 10,000-12,000 spinal cord injuries a year

80% of injuries are men 50-70% are between 15-35 years old

Research Article

Spinal Motion Restriction: Education http://

informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/10903127.2013.869643

Sources

http://co.livingston.mi.us/ems/protocols/2-09.pdf

http://www.medicinenet.com/spinal_cord_injury_treatments_and_rehabilitation/article.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-cord-injury/basics/definition/con-20023837

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001066.htm