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Spinal injury: First aid
If you suspect a back or neck (spinal) injury, do not move the affected person. Permanent paralysis and other serious complications can result. Assume a person has a spinal injury if: ...
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Resources - spinal injury
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The following organizations are good resources for information on spinal injury:
National Spinal Cord Injury Association ...
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When someone has a spinal injury, additional movement may cause further damage to the nerves in the cord and can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.
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If you suspect a spinal injury, call for emergency help and do not attempt to move your child. Medical personnel need to determine the extent of the damage as soon as possible.
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Do this as long as there is NO suspicion of spinal injury.
If a spinal injury is suspected, "log roll" him or her instead. Keep the person's head, neck and back in line and roll him or her as a unit.
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Do not move someone with a possible spinal injury until emergency providers arrive. It may make the injury worse to move him or her. Health care workers will protect the neck and spinal column before moving the person.
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"Wearing backpacks improperly or ones that are too heavy put children at increased risk for spinal injury," says Mary Ann Wilmarth, director of the transitional doctor of physical therapy degree at Northeastern University in Boston.
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If the person is not breathing (or if you can't tell), roll the person onto his or her back. If he or she may have a spinal injury, gently roll the person's head, neck, and shoulders together as a unit until the person is on his or her back.
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severe bleeding
heart attack (cardiogenic shock)
pulmonary embolus (blood clot in the lungs)
severe vomiting and diarrhoea
severe infection (septic shock)
severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
spinal injury
poisoning.
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discovery of the pain-relieving properties of mint oil and related compounds has great potential for alleviating the suffering of millions of chronic pain patients, including those with arthritis or those who have had nerve damage or spinal injury ...
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