Author Question: You are assessing a paraplegic patient who collided with a tree while going down an intermediate ... (Read 59 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are assessing a paraplegic patient who collided with a tree while going down an intermediate trail in her sit-ski. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the care of adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries?

a. Autonomic dysreflexia always accompanies trauma below the level of the spinal cord injury.
b. Adaptive athletes may not be able to feel trauma or cold-related injuries below the level of their spinal cord injury.
c. Adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries are at risk for developing autonomic dysreflexia (AD), which can occur because of new trauma above or below the level of spinal cord injury.
d. Nerve damage within the spinal cord typically affects sensory perception and motor control below the level of the injury.

Question 2

You are working with a new group of ski patrollers and instructing them on sit-skis. Which of the following statements about sit-skis is correct?

a. Because of the weight of a sit-ski, you do not have to worry that it will fall off a lift.
b. You cannot get a sit-ski down in a lift evacuation; you need to evacuate just the skier.
c. To turn a sit-ski, the skier moves his head, shoulders, or outriggers.
d. You do not need to lift a sit-ski to get it on a chair lift.