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Created by Flora Bradshaw
over 8 years ago
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What 4 aspects of a patient's state suggest a potential spinal injury?
What 6 SSI clinical features would you find in an unconscious patient?
Define the term 'shock'
List 5 types of shock
List the 4 stages of spinal injury management
What points need to be covered in a SSI history? (4)
What 2 areas need to be covered in SSI examination?
Explain the differences between complete & incomplete SCI
Describe the bulbocavernous reflex
List & explain 2 features of neurogenic shock
What is the difference between primary & secondary injury?
List the four characteristic mechanisms of primary injury
Explain the pathophysiology of primary spinal injury
List the 5 types of cord syndrome
Which is the most common kind of cord syndrome?
Which cord syndromes have the best prognoses?
What are the 4 types of instability?
How is static instability identified?