Spinal Cord Injuries Part 1: Pathophysiology, Pre-Hospital Care & Cord Protection-Video: Spinal Cord Injuries Part 1

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In this Trauma Center Association of America webinar, Dr. Chris Kaufman, a trauma critical care surgeon, introduces the first in a series on spinal cord injury. He highlights the importance of the topic and the need for additional educational series on spinal cord injury. The series aims to provide education from emergency medical services (EMS) through rehabilitation. The first speaker, Laura Holdren, a nurse educator, addresses the priorities of spinal cord injury patients in the pre-hospital setting. She emphasizes the significance of age-appropriate safety gear and adult supervision to prevent spinal cord injuries in children. She also covers the physiology of pediatric spinal cord injuries and the risk factors associated with various activities such as sports, bicycle riding, and recreational and sports injuries. Laura outlines the pre-hospital interventions for spinal cord injury patients, including C-spine precautions, initial assessment, vital sign monitoring, and promoting normothermia. Dr. Eric Sribnick, a pediatric neurosurgeon, discusses the anatomy of the spine and the types of spinal cord injuries. He explains the three-column concept and the various terms used to describe injuries and conditions such as spinal cord contusion, complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries, and cranio-cervical junction injuries. Dr. Sribnick also introduces the Asia impairment scale, which classifies the severity of spinal cord injuries. Overall, the webinar provides valuable information on spinal cord injuries, their prevention, and their management in the pre-hospital setting. The information is presented by experts in the field, Dr. Chris Kaufmann, Laura Holdren, and Dr. Eric Sribnick.

Keywords

spinal cord injury

educational series

pre-hospital setting

pediatric spinal cord injuries

risk factors

C-spine precautions

vital sign monitoring

anatomy of the spine

Asia impairment scale

prevention