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MANALI H SOLANKI
F.Y.M.SC.NURSING
STUDENT J G COLLEGE OF
NURSING
ANATOMY ANDPHYSIOLOGY
DEFINITION
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is
damage to the spinal cord that
results in a loss of function such
as mobility or feeling.
TYPES OF SPINAL CORD INJURY
Men
Traumatic injury
Electric shock
Numbness
Sensory changes
Numbness
Sensory changes
Weakness, paralysis
LUMBAR SACRAL (LOWER BACK)
INJURIES
Loss of normal bowel and bladder control (you may
have constipation, leakage, and bladder spasms)
Numbness
Pain
Sensory changes
Arterial
blood gas level
PaO2:85-95 mm of Hg
PaCO2:35-45 mm of Hg
X- RAYS:
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
SCANS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
IMAGING (MRI):
MYELOGRAPHY:
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS
Complications of immobility:
Loss of sensation
Loss
of sexual functioning (male
impotence)
Muscle spasticity
Pressure sores
Shock
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT:
Whole blood
NS
RL
Hydrocortisone:
Action : steroids
Norepinephrine
action: adrenergic drug
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Fluid
volume deficit related to
decrease LOC
Risk
for injury related to loss of
motor function
Urinary retention related to level of injury
Mental Rehabilitation
Physical Exercise
Occupational Therapy
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