Spinal Injuiries Flashcards
How many are vertebrae
33
How are they orangized
cervical 7
Thoracic 12
Lumbar 5
Sacrum 10
Coccyx 4
What keeps the diaphragm alive
C 3,4,5
How long can you spend on the spine board?
30 minutes or less
What patient doesn’t get C-spine as it takes too much time
Isolated, penetrating, trauma
Spinal cord, cut at the thoracic makes you
Paraplegic
Hips down
Spinal injury at the cervical make you
A quadriplegic
Nick down
Parasthesia
Numbness and tingling
Primary injury of spinal cord
Happens at the time of trauma
Secondary injury to spinal cord
Happens as a result of hypoxia injury to vessels, swelling, etc.
Flexion spinal cord
Structures are finally flex Forward
Vertical compression
A force is directed along the access of the spine
This type of injury occurs following a fall, especially landing on the feet, or if the head is hit by a heavy object
Hyperextension
Spinal column is forced backWards
What must the patient be able to rotate their neck to rule out C-spine?
45 degrees pain free
General science of spinal trauma
Deformity
Tenderness
Weakness
paralysis
Paresthesis
Priapism
neurological shock
What kind of spinal cord produce a sudden onset of and is treatable with basic BLS interventions
Hypotension and Bradypnea
Positive MIOs
High speed MVCs
Falls over 1m or five stairs
Axle load
Motorized, recreational vehicle
Bicycle collision with an object
Other medical respecters osteoporosis
Unconscious trauma patient
Tingling in the spine
What straps do you tighten
Top straps first
Helmet removal
Remove for abcs
For foot ball players in can be left in place
Threat what like a spinal injury
Alerted abcs loc or drunk
Concussion
blow to the head causes, minor and temporary damages to the brain
How many vebrae
33
Hyper Flexion
Backwards
Distraction
hanging
Flexion
Forward
Layers of skull
Skin
Epidural DURA MATTER
Epi space
Subdural. Aranchoid
Sub space
Subarachnoid PIA MATTER
Sub space
Bad artery bleed called
Middle artery bleed
What does CHS need
Decrebrate
Gas drop by 2
Pupils
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