Spinal Medical Emergencies

Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies | AAFP

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2001/0815/p631.html

Spinal cord injuries are critical emergencies that must be recognized and treated early to increase the possibility of preventing permanent loss of function. 1 The history and clinical...

Spinal cord injury - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-cord-injury/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20377895

Spinal emergencies - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22617174/

True spinal emergencies are rare and represent a potential loss of function if not treated properly. This review describes the most frequently encountered spinal emergencies. …

Spinal injury: First aid - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-spinal-injury/basics/art-20056677

An injury has exerted substantial force on the back or head The person complains of weakness, numbness, or paralysis or lacks control of his or her limbs, …

When Back Pain May Be a Medical Emergency | Spine …

https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/lower-back-pain/when-back-pain-may-be-medical-emergency

A spinal infection may move into the spinal canal and cause an epidural abscess, which can place pressure on the neural elements, such as the spinal cord, cauda equina, and/or …

Spinal Emergencies in Primary Care Practice - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30291829/

Atraumatic spinal emergencies often present a diagnostic and management dilemma for health care practitioners. Spinal epidural abscess, cauda equina syndrome, and spinal …

Spinal emergencies - Standard of Care

https://standardofcare.com/spinal-emergencies/

Spinal emergencies Refers to spinal emergencies that can cause permanent neurologic injury if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Except for trauma and …

Low Back Pain Emergencies | Emergency Medicine Cases

https://emergencymedicinecases.com/episode-26-low-back-pain-emergencies/

The 5 emergent pathologies are: infection such as osteomyelitis, or spinal epidural abscess, fracture (trauma or pathologic), disk herniation & cord compression, …

Clinical Practice Guidelines: Medical/Spinal …

https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/docs/clinical/cpg/CPG_Spinal%20emergencies.pdf

of the various emergent spinal conditions is important and maintaining a high level of suspicion is essential when assessing and managing patients presenting with back pain. …

5 other on-field medical emergencies in NFL history

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Here are some other NFL on-field medical emergencies through the years: Pittsburgh Steelers player Ryan Shazier was taken off the field after being injured during …