While performing a primary assessment on a patient who has an isolated spinal cord injury, you note that he is in severe respiratory distress and struggling to breathe. Where should you suspect that the spinal cord injury has occurred?
a. The diaphragm
b. The cervical spine
c. The thoracic spine
d. The lumbar spine
Question 2
Which of the following statements about the care and treatment of a patient with a spinal injury in a prehospital setting is true?
a. Prehospital care for a patient with a spinal injury involves correcting life-threatening injuries and limiting secondary injury.
b. It is important to identify the site of spinal injury so that proper prehospital care can be rendered.
c. Before transporting a critically injured patient with a spinal injury, OEC Technicians must perform a detailed head-to-toe neurological assessment.
d. If a patient with a possible spinal injury is in shock, it is permissible to forego immobilization because uses up time during the golden hour.
Bones of the spinal column.
Patient with a cerebrovascular accident.
Assessment of characteristic odors
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
(A) Internal anatomy of the spinal cord. (B) Ascending spinal tracts.
Anterior View of the Spinal Column Showing Anterior and Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments