PPT-MMRTAC – PI Meeting Spinal Immobilization

Issues 70 yr old ambulatory male brought to ED by private vehicle after falling 20 ft from a platform in garage injuring head and chest Brief LOC has mild back pain no neck pain Level 2 Trauma team activated in triage. Overview by Fiona Stephenson RN. Official Launch. Istanbul, 2013. Who are we?. Not for profit initiative. Linked to . ISCoS. Created by Nurses for Nurses. Why?. Signposting to educational resources. Global networking. Prof.Dr.Ayse ALTINTAS. I.U.CERRAHPASA MEDICAL SCHOOL, NEUROLOGY DEPT.. 3RD GRADE, 2011 OCTOBER. MEDULLA SPINALIS. The . spinal cord, the grayish-white oblong cylindrical continuation. . of the medulla oblongata of the brain, . Channing Callahan. Crystal Buck. Jen . Vogl. Pathophysiology:. Injury . ranges from: transient concussion, contusion, laceration, . compression, or severing . of the spinal cord.. SCI’s can also be separated into 2 categories: . Fabien Koskas, Julien Gaudric. CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. Ischémie . médullaire. Clampage médullaire. Hémodynamique. Hyperpression LCR. Hypoxie. PROTECTION MEDULLAIRE. Ischémie . médullaire. Vertebrae. . epidural. space . . dura. mater . Arachnoid.  . subarachnoid space .  . pia. mater. Spinal cord extends from :. . medulla to 2. nd. Lumbar (L2). –adults. 16-18 in. long, ¾ in. wide. Dr. Richard Bwana Ombachi. Lecturer and Consultant Spine & Orthopaedic surgeon . Introduction. Spine -Vertebral Column/Nervous Tissue. 5% worsen in the hospital. Protection is priority –Diagnosis a secondary priority. What is an x-ray?. Have you had an x-ray before?. Have you seen an x-ray before?. An x-ray of a hand. X-ray of a woman . X-ray of The spinal column . Another view of the spinal column. Do you know how an x-ray machine works?. Raymond Wiegand, D.C.. SpineMetrics. , . Inc.. Courtesy of Spinal Metrics, Inc www.spinemetrics.us 636-329-8774. What is Ligament Laxity?. Ligament laxity is a loss of functional stability between two adjacent vertebra.. Dr. S. . Parthasarathy. . MD., DA., DNB, MD (. Acu. ), Dip. . Diab. . DCA, Dip. Software statistics- . PhD ( physiology),. ( IDRA ). Golden words of 1922 . Two conditions are absolutely necessary to produce spinal anesthesia: . SLO: . 1.2 describe . the organization of the nervous system according to structure, including:. 1.2.1 naming and locating basic components of the central nervous system, including grey and white matter. Objectives. At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able . to:. Identify the components of the spine. Assess for spine and spinal cord injury. Discuss the initial management of the spinal cord injured patient. LECTURE NOTES FOR WILDLIFE CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION WRITTEN BY: KABASI BONIFACE - 0655078042 ASSISTED BY: BAYO MARTIN J. - 0762181639 APPROVED BY: CHAMBA, Isaac Yohana AUTHOR PROF . BATAMUZI E GAME CAPTURE/IMMOBILIZATION ve. . Cervical Spinal cord:. . Cervical spinal nerve originates.. Thoracic Spinal Cord:. Thoracic spinal nerve originates. Lumbar Spinal cord: . Lumbar spinal nerve originates.. Sacral Spinal cord: . Introduction :. 2 General Classifications. Complete Lesion . A lesion to the spinal cord where there is no preserved motor or sensory function below the level of lesion. Incomplete Lesion. A lesion to the spinal cord with incomplete damage to the cord. There may be scattered motor function, sensory function or both below the level of lesion.