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codyclark

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A client being treated for a spinal cord injury needs immediate ventilatory support. The nurse realizes that this client's level of injury is most likely:
 
  1. C3.
  2. C6.
  3. T3.
  4. L3.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing a community education program on the prevention of spinal cord injuries. Which of the following individuals would most likely benefit from this education?
 
  1. Adolescent female who plays golf
  2. Adolescent male who rides horses
  3. Thirty-year-old female housewife
  4. Fifty-year-old male who is a computer technician


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ansleighelindsey

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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High cervical injuries above C3 will result in loss of respiratory function and death unless ventilator support is immediately provided. Spinal cord injuries at C6, T3, or L3 do not need immediate ventilatory support.

Answer to Question 2

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Most spinal cord injuries are caused by motor vehicle accidents; however, falls from horses and bicycles are common causes of these types of injuries. The average age of spinal cord injuries has risen to 40.2 in 2009. The adolescent female who plays golf is at a lower risk of sustaining a spinal cord injury than the adolescent male who rides horses. The 30-year-old female housewife and 50-year-old male computer technician are also at lower risk for experiencing this type of injury.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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