This comprehensive guide to the practice of SCI nursing and authoritative resource for all nurses in the field was developed under the auspices of the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) in collaboration with the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses (AASCIN), the only nursing...
Spinal Cord Injury: Standards of Nursing Practice Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing / Journal Canadien des Infirmières et Infirmiers en NeurosciencesSarro, AngelaAnthony, TracyLefkimmiatis, Chrisanthi
acute SCI can be divided into primary and secondary injuries.5According to the severity, SCI can be divided into complete or incomplete injury, and incomplete SCI can manifest as central core syndrome, Brown-Séquard syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, and posterior...
This has to do with the injury itself. As we’ve discussed, spinal cord damage often has a more serious impact on people, not to mention the fact thatfull recoveryin these cases is highly unlikely. As a result, there are a lot of different things you need to consider if you or a lo...
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Treatment of many spinal disorders is beyond the remit of general practice, although first-opinion practices are the front line for these cases. This article aims to cover the requirements of nursing the patient that either does not need referral, or requires care prior to referral....
Insurance and cornpensation The insurance and compensation aspects of severe spinal cord injury patients are becoming increasingly important (Sussman, 1978), and questions arise, such as 'was the treatment consistent with your concept of normal prevailing standards of care?' and, 'is it consistent...
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a multidimensional disorder arising from direct or indirect spinal cord damage. The most common SCI cause is acute trauma from motor vehicular crashes (MVCs), although the condition may also arise from insidious etiologies such as malignancies and chronic tuberculous infec...
cell bodies) and a surrounding area of white matter (consisting of ascending and descending tracts of myelinated axons).Spinal Cord: Anatomyinjuries are commonly the result of trauma. Clinical presentation varies depending on the site of injury and on whether the injury is complete or incomplete....